... Later that day, I really regretted that decision. After my entire back locked up on me in the middle of the night, I have never been the same. I had lower back pain that originally radiated into my right buttock and hip, down my leg, through my knee, into my calf, ankle, and down to my feet. ... (0 replies)
... kly. I also have 3 very bad T discs. I have scoliosis that my doc failed to tell me about and my back can go out in as many as 6 places. I have terrible sciatic pain down both legs with a lot of numbness also and sometimes i also have what is called 'drop foot' from having weak shin muscles. ... (8 replies)
... Sorry that you are in pain also. I try to remain positive, but there are times that are more difficult than others. ... (5 replies)
... I'm feeling pretty fortunate right now and thought I'd share some good news. I've been visiting the boards for years with ongoing knee problems and now I've been finding myself scouring the back problem section. ... (1 replies)
... s, it is normal for the discs to lose moisture. In some cases, they flatten like a pancake and the vertebral bones almost rub together. This can be a source of nerve pain. As we age, the discs tend to begin a degenerative process and this is where the bulging comes into play.... ... (2 replies)
... I have lower right back pain which radiates around to the front and down my leg to my knee. ... (4 replies)
... Chronic low back pain and lumbar radiculopathy. ... (9 replies)
... I have been dealing with lower back pain for the last few years. The left side of my back gets extremely swollen and feels like a baseball is in it. ... (45 replies)
... Hi there Jack,
I was 31 as well when I finally had to have my L5/S1 fusion. The pain & weakness in my leg/legs was horrific; I couldn't walk half the time. That was 13 years ago this year..my surgeon gave me the same speech about fusions every decade too. I found the most success was in the relief of the nerve pain or pain in the buttock & down the legs. It left me with... (3 replies)
... I am only taking Tramacet every 12hrs and Tenston SA alternatively. In other words, I have pain killers every 6hrs, but none of them is used for nerve pain, therefor they are not working at all. I wake up during the night because of the knee. ... (3 replies)
... It is possible that a spinal nerve that was aggravated during the surgery is causing the pain you feel in your knee. Sometimes a nerve has to be moved or touched during the surgery. This can result in a pain that was not present previously. ... (3 replies)
... op were pretty rough, but I gradually improved to the point where I no longer needed any narcotic pain meds by around mid Jan. 2013. ... (1 replies)
... S1 w 5mm bulge impinging the L5 nerve. I'm sure others have similar, so I'm sure the pain is familiar. Awful, basically. ... (3 replies)
... S1 w 5mm bulge impinging the L5 nerve. I'm sure others have similar, so I'm sure the pain is familiar. Awful, basically. ... (0 replies)
... Welcome to the board. Sorry you've been having weird symptoms and pain for quite awhile. ... (2 replies)
... and I mean me since my doctor is useless. I started having severe back pain two years ago or a little less. ... (4 replies)
... lightly narrowed, the disc is bulging and there are small osteophytes. I am currently experiencing many neurological symptoms from the injury along with the back pain and am unable to work currently because of it. ... (9 replies)
... Thank you, thats what I think. that the never pain is getting worse. The cortizone has helped some, but definetely not enough. ... (4 replies)
... Ive been having severe nerve pain which was going all the way down from front of leg to foot. Now just in last week its only on my left side, from my left knee only down to my toe. Also my foot goes completely numb. If I turn, or bend, or straighten up seems to be worse. ... (4 replies)
... So pain....I had no nerve pain for a long time post op, I'd guess about 6 weeks ago I started getting the zingers down my sciatic but not below the knee. ... (7 replies)
