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Piriformis Syndrome: How were you diagnosed and what helps?

Spine Health | Last Active: Sep 5 6:43pm | Replies (38)
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@lizziel1

I was diagnosed with Piriformis syndrome at Cleveland Clinic. It only got worse. Turns out the diagnosis was wrong. It was actually a disc in my L5-S1 and I ended up in the ER with Cauda Equina syndrome!

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ikcooley | @ikcooley | Dec 15, 2023

I had numbness in both legs when walking in hard surfaces. MRI abs CT scans showed sever spinal stenosis of L3,4,5. Before surgery I felt numbness on the right saddle side and I really felt it was progressing to Cauda
Equine. Surgery has been difficult but I am now three weeks out and recovering. Was the onset of cauda Equine sudden or more gradual? What is your recovery like? What was the actual surgery called?

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