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Anyone with foot parasthesia? Not exactly neuropathy but similar.
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OMG!! Your symptoms sound just like mine. I had the spinal block and then developed worse back pain and leg and foot numbness. I do have the entire spine herniated, bulging and L5-S1 spondylolysis. Let me know what treatments or radiographs work or don't work in the future. I'm going to see my doctor for the Medicare exam in October and want to give her all the info I can to seek more treatment or exams. I am going to ask if she'll refer me for a pain pump. After all I've read about the spinal cord stimulator, I'm walking away from that. Thank you so much for writing in.
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I had surgery on L3-L5 (decompression/fusion) because spinal injections for pain were not working anymore and I could not stand/sit/walk for long without my hips/buttocks/legs/feet feeling numb and weak.
I also had L4 spondylolisthesis vertebrae slipping over L5. I could feel my vertebrae move with certain movements which felt weird. They used hardware to stabilize my spine. See pictures below.
I have noticed a marked improvement of symptoms since surgery. The surgery was extremely painful and a full 3 month recovery time for me but if it helps me recover some quality of life (I am 55), it will be so worth it.
MRI from a spine specialist would be best. EMGs by neurologist only test limb long nerves and isn’t a reliable way to determine spinal cord/nerve root compression symptoms that travel down limbs. For example, my EMGs of legs were “normal” but I had many symptoms from lower back down to feet all stemming from my lumbar spine. I also have small fiber neuropathy (confirmed via skin punch biopsy done by neurologist) so this added to foot numbness.
Good luck getting the right doctors and tests/diagnoses. You can feel like you are getting the runaround but keep advocating for yourself if you are not getting answers or treatment options for your symptoms and root causes.