Continued radiating siatica pain down leg after lumbar laminectomy
I had a lumbar laminectomy in August 08 due to a very large disc herniation in the L5-S1. The MRI clearly indicated that it was comprimising the nerve which was causing the pain down my left leg. I under went surgery after months of chronic pain. I initally felt good for about two weeks after surgery then started to notice the same pain coming back and getting worse as the weeks went on. I just recently had another MRI which this time included an injection of dye. I just found out that the dye in the MRI is showing that my nerve from the bottom of my spine to the middle of the spine is inflamed which is probably still causing the pain. The worst part about this is my surgeon has been in practice for 31 years and he said that he has never seen this before. I am so discourage and need help. He just started me on a round of steroids to see if that relieves the pain. i am also scheduled for an emg. Nothing I take for the pain helps. I have tried Vicodin, IB profin, Tylenol, Moist Heat, and Ice. Please help. I cannot continue to live this way. I have no quality of life. Do you know what the inflamation of the entire nerve could be from. I currently do not have any disc herniation since surgery. Thank you.
I have scar tissue encased around the nerve roots where I had back surgery. Maybe that is why your nerve is inflammed.
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Hi Nickie,
I too had a Lumbar Laminectomy with hardware , and fusion L2-L3 ( fusion ) hardward L4-L5, screws , and clamps to hold my spine in place because of the instability I had previous to my surgery . My surgery was on April 7, 2008 , and I felt very good after my surgery , and I thought my problems were NO PUN INTENDED behind me .Starting June I noticed severe leg pain , burning , sharp stabbing like pain all the way down to my big toe. Lower right side lumbar back pain . My Neurosurgeon ordered another MRI , but was satisfied with that , BUT my pain did not go away so he ordered an EMG . That showed Nerve Root Irritation , mid, and lower lumbosacral , and paraspinal area ( whatever all of that means ). Now he ordered a Myelogram this Thursday to see if there is something that did not show up on the MRI. He prescribed a generic version of Neurotin suppose to stop nerve pain , HA Ha , unfortunately no such luck .
I had a very serious auto accident that required me to have a knee replacement , anterior cervical disectomy with hardware , and fusion as well C3-C4 , C4-C5 , C5-C6.
Now the back surgery , but still no relief either . I truly understand the pain that you are going through . If my Myelogram does not show anything , then the Neurosurgeon will hand me off to a Pain Management Specialist .
Hang in there is what they say , and hopefully we will be fixed ???
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