... If its been a year you risk nerve damage. Five years down the line surgery or not your outcomes will be much the same. Find a good doc and go for it is my advice. ... (7 replies)
... My hope is to have the surgery, if necessary, as soon as possible. I don't have much muscle weakness yet so I am hoping to avoid any measurable permanent nerve damage. ... (16 replies)
... as a guideline for nerve damage. All were rather conservative. ... (16 replies)
... you got into see 3 in LA. Interesting that you saw 3 surgeons. As I might have mentioned, the one surgeon I saw was pretty clear that he could not predict the nerve recovery. ... (16 replies)
... one Said to try an epidural steroid injection with 3 weeks, surgery within 8 weeks or else risk permanent nerve damage. ... (16 replies)
... Maltluver is right, she helped me through info on my surger, had a herniated disc L5S1 of 11mm, the doc said usually a healthy individual will heal themselves or start seeing improvement within 6 weeks of the injury..... ... (40 replies)
... Maltluver is right, she helped me through info on my surger, had a herniated disc L5S1 of 11mm, the doc said usually a healthy individual will heal themselves or start seeing improvement within 6 weeks of the injury..... ... (40 replies)
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... Did your EMG show a lot of nerve damage or a small amount? ... (8 replies)
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... prove the connection to my back. Then, that dx. got me a referal to see a Neurologist who specialized in spines. He did and ENG test, which tests for permanent nerve damage. That came back with a noted damage and he then dx. ... (8 replies)
... but upon doing a search for "selective nerve block", yes, this does appear to be the same thing. ... (11 replies)
... to take the Lyrica. It gave my husband some pretty bad side effects. It's also good to hear the results of your EMG. My husbands test, unfortunately, showed some nerve damage. Anyway, I'm glad you seem to be doing well. ... (11 replies)
... The nerves are definately irritable after surgery and sometimes do take awhile to get back to normal. Great news to know, that there's no nerve damage though. ... (11 replies)
... Its been a good month since I posted. My nerve pain post surgery has gotten a little better. I was supposed to take Lyrca but chose not to. ... (11 replies)
... back but nothing unbearable at all. I haven't taken any pain meds in at least a week and feel just fine. I firmly believe that you should attempt to repair any damage before the nerve damage becomes worse. Many of the people who continue to have pain after surgery have permanent nerve damage. ... (15 replies)
... but I already had nerve damage down the left leg and into my foot. ... (15 replies)
... spine is degenerating. My pain never got better. I have bad pain from my L3, but the L5S1 has started causing pain due to focal disc protrusion and nerve damage. There's no going back in there. Once you have a fusion that's the end. Pain in left upper hip and down front of left leg to the knee. ... (6 replies)
... Sorry your recovery hasn't been better. I was advised that surgery would not help the calf and leg weakness, that the damage was already done. ... (16 replies)
... Welcome to the board. I am sorry for the reason you find yourself joining our company! The easy answer to your question is to tell you the S1 nerve was badly compressed, and since nerves heal so slowly, it will take awhile for it to recover and heal. ... (11 replies)
