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Numb legs: Concerned about lumbar & cervical spine fusion

Posted by cocobean26 @cocobean26, Jul 26 6:49am

The doctor recommended a fusion.
About two weeks ago, my symptoms got really bad. Trying to figure out what to do next. I have numbness in my legs. A squeeze in sensation a pulsating sensation. Hard to get comfortable in any position for too long. Weakness not being able to stand too long or walk that much now. Sweating on and off.
Has anyone experienced these symptoms? Is there any other options for me than a fusion?
Thank you.I'm very concerned and I live alone. Trying to get a plan

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cori | @ccchang | Aug 5 10:51pm
In reply to @lessie "Yes. Right side-top of my big toe, top of little toe, top of my foot up..." + (show)
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Yes. Right side-top of my big toe, top of little toe, top of my foot up halfway on the outer side of my calf.
When I woke up from the hemilaminectomy, it felt like I had something between my big toe and next toe. I had suffered some nerve damage. The numbness never went away. Two years later I developed pain on the top of my foot and it's gone downhill since then.

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@lessie My whole right foot is numb and most of my right calf. When it started to get very numb last Sept. I had an XLIF (L4 and L5) but now it's worse. It's getting hard and very tiring to walk.

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pmross | @pmross | Aug 6 8:47am
In reply to @conchgirl "@cocobean26 Get to a big city hospital like Mt Sinai in Miami. They were the only..." + (show)
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@cocobean26 Get to a big city hospital like Mt Sinai in Miami. They were the only spine people that helped me.
Doctors won’t admit to you that your case is over their capabilities- they will just say nothing or something like ”I don’t see anything i can fix” i took it as nothing was wrong but what he meant was my case was way over his head. I had one doctor running down the hall with my husband following asking questions! ALWAYS GET YOUR DISKS WHEN YOU GET ANY KIND OF SCAN/xray (read ps at end) RIGHT THEN & THERE. They are yours. Send the disk with a letter to the biggest hospital - online for Chief of ORTHOPEDIC or NEUROLOGY. Research him/her online (my best spine specialist is a woman but she moved to Pleasanton, California outside San Francisco-i hate California-but i will fly cross country if i need to-LONG way to go…sometimes i send her my disks and a letter of what is going on & a gift card and she will write me her opinion that is right every time.

Ps Some States will not share test results with other out of state Doctors. You are $$$ they will not give up. Why it is important the get & save all tests info & disks.

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@conchgirl

I live near Pleasanton may I asked whom is your spine doctor?
My daughter had issues with her neck then a year later woke up paralyzed from her belly button to her knees.
Thank you in advance.

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