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Leg/buttock pain after L4/5 kyphoplasty

Spine Health | Last Active: Oct 7 7:20am | Replies (7)

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@kburt911

The description of your different diagnosis are almost exactly as mine. I feel lost, like no one is listening to me. My pain in the morning when I put weight on my right foot the pain shoots up the outside of my thigh. As the day progresses the pain is in my groin and my inner thigh. By evening the pain feels like my hip area and buttocks are on fire. My buttocks are sensitive to touch.

I do have a spinal stimulator that isn't doing a thing. I now have a new neurosurgeon that is sending me for an injection in my SI joint. It will be interesting to see if this works. If it gives me relief I will have surgery for placing some kind of spacer.

The arthritis in my back I have learned to live with but nerve pain is awful.

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@kburt911 If your pelvis has shifted out of shape, it may cause symptoms like you describe. Surgeons tend to look at SI joint issues. A physical therapist can help with pelvis alignment. Of course there may be more involved, but seeing a PT may help. I have some things I do when my pelvis gets out of alignment and it stops the discomfort. If you look at the link in my prior post about Lumbar Plexus Compression Syndrome, it explains these issues. It produces symptoms similar to spine problems and it’s positive have both issues at the same time. Have you seen a physical therapist for an evaluation?