Re: Microdiscectomy - success over sciatica but now backache instead

[Guest guest]

-KAREN,

I hope you are feeling better! I was wondering if you could tell me

what a microdiscetomy is and what you had that determined this surgery

was needed? I suffer from lower back pain and sciatica, have had it

increasing for about 8 years and had a recent flare about 3 months ago

where I couldnt bare weight on that leg for weeks - wheelchair, then

walker etc. still having more pain than usual but off the narcotics

but I am stumped because ALL my tests show up normal- mri (3) XRAYS,

bone scan (2), ct scan, emg (2), ssep, etc....

thanks,JP

-- In spinal problems , " oceanblue07929 "

<oceanblue@...> wrote:

>

> Hi

> I had an emergency L5/S1 microdiscectomy on November 30th due to severe

> nerve pain and incapacity. When I woke from the op I had no nerve

> pain / sciatica for the first time in months and was capableof lying on

> my back again. I was discharged first thing the next morning and

> thought tht was that. All was well apart from a little expected

> stiffness for a couple of weeks - I was even declared fit enough to

> drive after 14 days but then, even though I was not doing anything

> strenuous or particularly active other than walking, I started to get

> backache in bed at night. It has reached the point now that I am

> forced out of bed at about 4AM each morning much the same as before the

> op. On the bright side once I have made it down the stairs and put the

> kettle on the pain has usually eased so much that pain killers are not

> required.

> I have no pain in my legs or back the rest of the day, just at night.

> Is this normal?

> Am I doing somethng wrong?

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I had a disectomy/laminectomy a couple of years ago due to extreme

sciatic pain. I was fine until recently and started having back pain

which started at night and now is almost constant. Have you spoken

with your doc about this? I would definitely stay on it. I have found

some relief through chiropractic but only on the traction table. Good

luck and I hope you find an answer!