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Nerve pain after lumbar forminotomy
Spine Health | Last Active: Jul 28, 2025 | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
I'm having L5S1 forminotomy this coming Thursday. Did you have new pain after the surgery that you did not have before the surgery?
What pain did you have before the surgery that the forminotomy was suppose to fix?
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I’m 7 weeks post surgery. Before surgery I walked with a cane, up to a mile. My legs felt very heavy. Little or no back pain. Now, I can’t walk without a walker and pretty intense lower back pain. In PT .
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I had the procedure on my L5S1 last November. It seemed to do better until I started more activity. Pain has moved more to side of hip and top/lower thigh. Not happy with results. BUT surgeon says it takes up to 12 mths to heal my nerves since injury has been there for 50 years. Try to be patient buddy!