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What on earth could be causing my nerve pain in my legs?
Spine Health | Last Active: Aug 28 4:24pm | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
The night I got home after L4-S1 spine fusion in August 2022, my left leg gave out (at the knee I think) and I fell down on all fours. From then on I had terrible left leg pain (from knee down). Sent for ultrasound that week which ruled out a blood clot. At 6-week post op video appointment (I live 6 hours from where I had surgery) the surgeon ordered a CT scan. This determined that the fusion hardware had moved and I went back in three weeks later for a correction. It fixed the leg pain but not the numbness which I still have (and into my foot) three years later. If I bang that shin or my grandson climbs on that leg, it really hurts. Nerve testing showed it is just a result of spine surgery and likely will not resolve. Grateful my back pain is gone!
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Try a combination of acupuncture and lazar. I can't believe how beneficial it is. I'm living almost painfree after my spinal stenosis operation. Apparently, the acupuncture reduces pain and the lazar treatment also reduces inflamation. This reduces pressure on the nerves. I really don't care what it does. It's working! Yes, I'm still on Tramadol. The space between each pill is getting longer as well. I was advised not to go off it completely.
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This is interesting, I saw a orthopedic surgeon for my knee and lower leg pain 2 years ago, they wanted to do a knee replacement but I shattered my femur many moons ago and there wasn't enough bone left to do the replacement in my opinion, so I declined. I have a metal plate from hip to knee and screws in the top of my hip as well so not a good candidate for that. I wonder if it's spine related and not the knee. I am loosing the use of my left arm too as the shoulder is hurting like something is broken but I had breast cancer with a mastectomy and all my lymph nodes removed so they won't touch my shoulder surgically. I have had spine issues since childhood and now I'm thinking that there is permanent damage since the L3-L5 were actually pushing on the spinal cord. Maybe that's the answer to all of this, the spine has so many nerves. My appointment is this Saturday and I am going to print this thread for my doc. Thanks for sharing, I am going to have to learn to live with pain as it's gotten worse since surgery. Went to ER last Friday, now with swelling in my calves and ankles. No blood clots found or any fluid around my heart and lungs. Numbness is getting worse. smh