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Did anyone lose feeling leg after laminectomy surgery?
Spine Health | Last Active: Aug 13 11:15am | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
I haven't had an MRI done for several months. I am going for an MRI next month at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago. My neurosurgeon said he wouldn't do another surgery until I had an EMG but I put it off because I heard it is quite painful. My surgeries were considered failed. Hardware was not discussed. I went the route of trying pain management instead of another surgery. The spinal stimulator is my last option with the pain doctor. I really like my neurosurgeon but after 18 months it's time to see if there are other options or if another surgery is the answer that's what I will do. I will be going from a neighborhood hospital to a leading edge hospital for spine surgeries. At least to have what they have to say.
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@kburt911
In my opinion and experience, the EMGs are not that painful in comparison to the pain you experience in your spine. EMGs include probes/needles to test the signaling and health of nerves in arms/legs. It is a bit uncomfortable but a very short period of time to test each each.
What did your surgeon tell you that your surgeries would help in relieving symptoms? Why are they considered “failed?” If you don’t know, it would be good to talk to your surgeon to understand why, why hardware was not used in any of your surgeries and if decompression/fusion and hardware would help relieve pain and what levels are causing your current symptoms. A myelogram and updated MRI should help narrow down the nerves affected. It would be good for you to read all of your past and new MRI reports to understand baseline and what has changed since the baseline and various surgeries.