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Neurosurgery (Expert Forum)
Severe DDD
Answered by
Nassim Abi Chahine, MD - General Neurosurgery
Beirut - Lebanon
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Severe DDD
by myztklkev, Oct 25, 2009 05:31PM
Hi i am suffering from severe degenerative disc disease, i have taken an MRI, gone to physio therapy and talked to a neurosurgeon. recently (about a month ago) i injured myself lifting something i shouldnt have, and since that day my DDD has been even worse, including loss of bowel function, difficulty urinating, loss of muscle mass in my right leg/thigh/butt and loss of feeling on the right side of my right leg/foot/butt i have a surgery date for december, which is over a month away, i read somewhere i shouldve had surgery immediately after the loss of feeling in my foot. what should i do? i dont want to end up in a wheel chair or be disabled for the rest of my life because they are making me wait for surgery.
Doctor's Answer
by Nassim Abi Chahine, MD, Oct 28, 2009 05:00PM
, Oct 28, 2009 05:00PM
Unfortunately, you are too late for a total recovery!
.. sensation will never come back to its normal state, but what about your motricity and muscular force! if you wait for more 2 months, your recovery can happen only after 4-5 years of serious physiotherapy and motor rehabilitation meaning that chances are very low. you should do that surgery 1 month ago. Please consult you local advocate for other legal issues.
.. sensation will never come back to its normal state, but what about your motricity and muscular force! if you wait for more 2 months, your recovery can happen only after 4-5 years of serious physiotherapy and motor rehabilitation meaning that chances are very low. you should do that surgery 1 month ago. Please consult you local advocate for other legal issues.
Member Comments (3)
by myztklkev, Oct 25, 2009 05:50PM
i cant find an edit button to add to my origional post. i shouldve added that when i try to walk im severely bent to the right side, when i try to stand up straight it hurts alot and it get severe pins and needles all the way down my leg to my foot. i cant sit without leaning on an arm of a chair or holding myself up, i cant lay down, if i do i toss and turn alot, and is very difficult to find any position that is even close to comfortable, i dont even know what its like to be completely comfortable anymore. is the surgery im going for in december going to fix me? is the feeling in my foot/leg/butt going to come back? and will my muscle mass return in time? traction doesnt help me anymore, if i put all my weight on my crutches and stretch it really hurts and causes pins and needles, i cant deal with this anymore, its gone on for too long, over a year total, but just over a month since ive lost the ability to do anything.
by Nassim Abi Chahine, MD, Nov 27, 2009 04:01AM
, Nov 27, 2009 04:01AM
wish you will recover, even partially will be fine
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