... Summary: L5-S1 8mm grade 2 anterolisthesis with bilateral stenosis and pars defects. Lumbar stenosis, Spondylolisthesis at L5-S1,Lumbar radiculopathy.
It has been suggested that the best treatment for my condition is lumbar fusion. This surgery is very concerning to me and I am attempting to get as much info on this subject as possible. I welcome any info that you may have to... (11 replies)
... d note that if I were in your position, I would see an orthopedic spine surgeon first, and the neurologist later because even if the neurologist finds there is a radiculopathy or that a particular nerve is damaged, this information alone will not be particularly helpful to you. ... (21 replies)
... Hi all,
I'm a newbie to this board. I've been having low back pain (on and off) since last year, but it hurts a lot (8-10), especially if touched there and any activity that involves lying on my back.
A neurology specialist recommended I have certain nerve tests (after being referred for lesions on brain MRI)...one of them being a Nerve Conduction Study and an EMG... (3 replies)
... I don't even know what radiculopathy means.....that doctor was in Texas, and now I am in La. ... (16 replies)
... I know that chronic radiculopathy is associated with neuropathy that left gone to long can cause paralysis. ... (2 replies)
... and says I definately have bulging disc with s1 radiculopathy and refers me for ESI x3. First one hurt alot and didn't help. 2nd one, 2 weeks later, didn't hurt at all and that was 8 days ago. The dr. ... (4 replies)
... Hi everyone
I am here hopefully to get some guidance from you guys if you don't mind, sorry about War and Peace below.
Firstly, I'm 35 if that helps to clarify anything in my history lol.
In secondary school, roughly age 15, I had a period of upper back pain that I got some physio for. At around the same time as the back pain I started with flares of wrist pain... (7 replies)
... I had a similar problem. No pain post-op for about eight weeks, then the leg pain came back worse than ever. I haven't had much luck controlling it with nerve medication. I had an epidural last week (11 months post-op), which really helped with the leg pain. I was cleared by my surgeon to have the ESI, but he said he didn't see anything to inject. I figure the fusion... (7 replies)
... S1 radiculopathy on the right. ... (2 replies)
... Hey Boopie, nice of you to chime in. So sorry to come upon each other this way. Back pain is a life changer, I know what you're going thru being a fellow spiney.
You know your condition is a classic S1 Radiculopathy (dermatomal map). You came to the right place because there's a lot of people here that have a lot of invaluable information. If you don't mind me asking,... (31 replies)
... l neuropathy was diagnosed, and I realized it was done on the basis of one guy's "diagnosis." Had an EMG and it turned out my problems were stemming from L5 and S1 radiculopathy. ... (1 replies)
... I'm not sure if this is the correct board to post this in. I've been dealing with lower back pain and radiculopathy all the way down my left leg for 5 months now. ... (4 replies)
... Hi Teteri66
I am glad to hear the recovery for your second surgery was better. But, you mentioned you had 3 surgeries. I am wondering why 3.
I was diagnosed with spondylolisthesis with anterior slip of L5. bilateral pars defect, bilateral foraminal stenosis and lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy.
My pain, weakness, burning sensation, tingling & numbness are all in... (8 replies)
... My EMG showed chronic L5 and S1 radiculopathy in both legs, but right more than left. ... (4 replies)
... Have you had an MRI of the back that indicates any compression of the L5 or S1 nerve? ... (4 replies)
... Have you had an MRI of the back that indicates any compression of the L5 or S1 nerve? ... (4 replies)
... My new orthopod diagnosed this as an L5 radiculopathy and recommended epidural steroid injection. of course then by older back doctor said that the left side of my foot would be a S1... ... (4 replies)
... I have had 4 revisions of L4-L5, 2 Hardware Failures, A failed fusion, and a broken pedical. Dr. Wohs has many, many online complaints. His pain management is absurd. He just passed the Bar Exam so he is now a lawyer at 62. I may have had 5 minutes of eye contact with him in two appointments and the surgery. I am in the process of getting my surgical records to see... (3 replies)
... S1 segment, a nerve may be getting trapped in such a way that it is now affecting your other leg. Sometimes when radiculopathy switches from one leg to the other it is a sign that there is spinal instability. ... (3 replies)
... The calf pain was present prior to surgery, but more on right. My extrusion was neither right-sided nor left-sided, but straight back into the spinal cord. About 50 percent narrowing and the extruded material had migrated caudally (toward the feet). My March 2010 EMG noted that there was increased spontaneous activity in the paraspinal muscles at L4-L5 bilaterally and left... (8 replies)
