scar tissue after laminectomy

Posted By laurie on October 09, 1997 at 22:56:29:









I had a lamenectomy [ L5-S1 }  back in dec of 96. I went through every kind of physical therapy,walked every day, did everything right but still had a lot of pain in my back and left leg also an incredible sensation in my foot. twitching ,pushing ,pulling, squeezing, crushing. my dr. sent me for another MRI which showed alot of scar tissue and a small piece of disc material which might or might not be the reason for my pain and leg symptoms. my dr. suggested steroid injections, which i did recieve, an epidural and selective nerve root . they had no effect on me. my dr. was willing to operate for a second time to remove the small piece of  disc but was  not very optimistic about the outcome. it could help or it could make it worse or i would be the same. i would be curious to hear what you think of my situation.  thank you