Thank you for your response even though not quite what I wanted to hear. Here is a question, I know it may sound shocking to some (it did my family) but ...instead of all this pain management stuff and medications that will cause side effects, what if a surgeon went in and "killed off " the sciatic nerve,cut or whatever ? Wouldn't I just be paralized on my right leg side and then resume life better? I'd rather have a bumb leg than continued pain.
Second, I've heard of a clinic in Cal. that claims their natural medications work better and are safer. is the FDA/MDA looking into natural or are they against each other?
thank again,
Dee
Dear Dee Nokes:
No, head will not break down scar tissue. Lazer is not a precise enough tool to remove scar tissue from the nerve. It is either surgery (likely the scar tissue will return) or ? Sometimes rehab helps, pain management helps some, but I am afraid there is not much other than surgery one the first two fail.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD
Hello,I have a couple of problems I would really like input on. In June 1999 I had "emergency" back surgery on a herniated disk. They took out 40% of L5. felt great!
3 months later i felt worse than before surgery. MRI results have come back saying the same disk has herniated again but the scar tissue has grown into my sciatic nerve. I need not go into the amount of pain. My question is why can't laser surgery be done on the scar tissue? Is "pain management" the only thing left?
In the "natural" books I have read claim that a lot of heat, especially saunas break down scar tissue. Do you think this is false hope for us who at this point are desperate for relief?
Final question, can the scar tissue eventually paralize me?
Dr Doctor
Thank you very much for your info you have help me out and answer more questions than some of my own doctors and I truly am gratefull!!!
Can tylenol #3 cause a higher level of enzynes???and if so what
are the symtomes if any???
Pat
Dear Pat Gorman:
I think you need to talk to your neurologist about pain management and what tests that need to be done. Tylenol would not mask the symptoms nor give you the symptoms you have described.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD
Good morning
As previously discust is it possible that the tylenol that I am taking causing all of my symtoms mimaking a herniated disc symtoms I know I am grasping at straws but realy must look at all possabilities!! I take 8 tylenol a day #3's for the last year for
my hurniated disc that I had surgery for in October 1999.
Pat thanks again