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Mystery pain from back through hip into knee

Neuropathy | Last Active: Mar 24, 2023 | Replies (6)
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The first round was a month and the pain seemed to ease so I went back to work and lasted a week before it all pulled and went higher up the back. The other round of pt was about 6 months and it never got much better. They were twice a week for about 30 minutes each session.

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tyco | @tyco | Mar 24, 2023

I would like to share my experience. I am a 78-year-old male and was unable to stand for more than three minutes without pain. I was using an upright walker. After waiting for 6 months, I had major back surgery in February 2022 - lumbar fusion L3, L4, and L5. Three procedures were used ALIF, XLIF, and PLIF.
I went into PT two weeks after surgery for 12 one-hour sessions and am following the exercise regimen to this day. I walk with a slight limp but am pain-free. I do not take any painkillers.
During the six months of waiting for surgery, I had the luxury of researching the above surgical procedures on the internet. Now I am researching the cause of my limp. Try searching "psoas muscle" and "s1 nerve" which may have been compromised in the accident. A CT scan of the abdomen may reveal the cause of your "ribbon" poop.

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