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Sciatic pain after a laminectomy and L4/L5 fusion
Spine Health | Last Active: Apr 11 8:11am | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
@jlssurplus yes, mine is stenosis also. The surgeon, as u say is optimistic. He thinks over 90% chance the pain, function will be better. The pain down my leg is at a 9 about 3 months after the epidural. Did u try the nerve ablation? Thanks
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@thankful1
I was told the ablation does not work for stenosis (At least mine).
It targets the facet joints and that is not where my pain is.
I very rarely have any back pain just the down the leg nerve pain.
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@thankful1 I tried epidurals at 3 month intervals for about 15 months. Effective for roughly 3-6 weeks after injection, lessening effectiveness as time went on, so stopped. Rest, massage, stretching all helpful. Haven’t had much sciatica in 15 years. It’s very much an individual result. Now I just deal with MS, concussions from falls and old age! Isn’t life grand. Best always.