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Subject: Constant Knee pain following back surgery-Recurrance? Topic Area: Neurology - GeneralPosted by Deborah on June 10, 1999 at 10:36:30Dear Dr...I thank you in advance for this forum,it is a blessing!...I had spinal decompression, microdiscectomy & laminectomy in June 98...at L4-L5....I had severe nerve compression on the L5 nerve root for almost 6 mos. before surgery...the nerve root was total block to contrast on Myelogram before surgery...I continue w/loss of feeling in back of right thigh, outer right calf and right foot drop, as well as numbness in my foot...I had a 16 wk recovery followed by 3 mos. PT. I have tried to stopwearing the AFO and using the cane, unless I walk a long distance. My neurosurgeon is a compassionate & wonderfully honest Dr., and he made sure I was aware that there were no guarantees with surgery and that it could increase my back, leg & foot pain. He further stated that surgery was to STOP further damage to the nerve. He also stated that I was at increased risk for another herniation as a result of the severity of the herPosted by Deborah on July 14, 1999 at 21:32:26
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