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Leg cramps with Stenosis

Spine Health | Last Active: Jun 18 10:20am | Replies (14)

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@annie1

Yes I have neurogenic claudication along with Severe Stenosis. I think I mentioned that I had minimally invasive surgery on March 1, a laminotomy, not laminectomy. Anyway, after seven weeks of recovery I was doing really well, I could walk and stand much much longer than before the surgery, but then I started acting like I was "normal" again. Which means I would walk for twenty minutes without pain......until night. Then it started, the horrible cramps that go all the way up my leg, only one side, the side that has always been worse. The thing that worries me is that I started taking the Oxycodone they gave me and it helps for a few hours then I'm up again with awful spasms that go all the way through my whole body sometimes. I have alot of other fears, basically no real support system besides "I'm sorry your pain is coming back" from a few friends. My family dosen't help at all, no partner. I'm going to the surgeon this week for another post op so I hope he can offer some help. I was feeling so good I booked a flight for a conference in Europe and now I'm worried I will have to cancel. Sorry just ventilating. I'm really not up for another surgery. I have severe osteoporosis which is a huge contraindication for fusion.

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Thanks for reminding me to take my calcium, magnesium and zinc pill. I find this combination reduces or even eliminates spasms. Do your best to avoid opioids. I can't believe the difference in my thinking now that I am off them.

Best of luck.