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Minimally invasive lumbar decompression procedure

Chronic Pain | Last Active: May 4, 2023 | Replies (15)
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I had surgery in that area in 2015. They gave me Gabapentin afterwards due to spinal decompression pain. It made me loopy and out of it too, so I stopped it. To this day my left leg is weak and I suffer from constant intermittent sciatica during which I can barely walk. The doctor wanted to prescribe Gabapentin again which I refused. Instead I got Baclofen which also made me dizzy and loopy, and didn't help, so I stopped it too. So like you I get by with Tylenol Extra Strength, and ice several times a day. Hoping for a second operation in the L5-S1 region to fix it, but only after the severe stenosis in my neck has been operated on. I was born with a narrow spinal cord cavity.
I tried the Mayo Clinic in FL where I had 4 eye operations for Glaucoma, but they said the waiting period is 3 years for neurosurgery!!!

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Critically Thinking | @timbrownfl | May 4, 2023

I have about the same problems you do - terrible neck pain and L5-S1 pain, and down the leg. In my case they didn't have your surgery available yet, so they removed it - laminectomy. I had multiple rhizotomies in my neck, severing the nerves leaving the joints. That worked for a whileGabapentin was horrible, even at a low dose. I slept all the time, had decreased balance, and actually began to lose my vision. That's all I need to say about that drug.

Hydrochodone was the answer. I'm managing that part of my life now.

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