LEG & BACK PAIN POST OP

Subject: LEG & BACK PAIN POST OP

Forum: The Neurology and Neurosurgery Forum

I HAD SPINAL FUSION 3/2/98 ON L/5-S/1, WAS DOING FINE AFTER SURGERY, SIX MONTHS AFTER SURGERY I STARTED GETTING THE LEG PAIN BACK AGAIN, BEFORE SURGERY IT WAS ONLY RIGHT LEG, NOW ITS BOTH, IT CHANGES FROM ONE LEG TO THE OTHER, SOMETIMES ITS IN BOTH LEGS, SOMETIMES ITS ONLY IN MY BACK, THE LEG PAIN IS FAR GREATER THAN THE BACK, LEGS BURN, FEELS LIKE MUSCLE CRAMPS THE DR PUT ME ON METHOCARBAMOL 750MG (4XDAILY) AND NEURONTIN 400 MG (3XDAILY),  NEITHER SEEM TO HELP, HOME EXERCISES SEEM TO HELP BEST, BUT THEY HELP FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINS, DR. WANTS ME TO HAVE ANOTHER MRI, SAYS THE DISC ABOUT MAY HAVE PROBLEMS OR SCAR TISSUE MAY HAVE BUILT UP, I WORK REQUIRES ME TO STAND ABOUT 90% OF THE DAY, I'M SERIOUS TROUBLE WORKING, CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME SOME SUGGESTIONS, THANK YOU








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