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fluffyluggage Posts: 4723
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Hey piddler, It sounds like there may be several things that you have that may complicate matters as far as why you may have pain in the area of the surgery, and as for why your balance may not be what you wish it would be, and I'm trying to figure that out based on just what you posted. Let's start with the pain. Did the doctor actually tell you that the laminectomy was fully healed, or did he just release you from care? There is often a difference. It sounds like he simply released you from care, meaning there isn't anything else his care can do for you. It doesn't mean that you'll be out of pain, or that he's completely "fixed" you, per se. It only means that you being under his care will no longer benefit you to any major degree, so he's releasing you from care, so that you can do what you need to do at home to heal further. Most people misunderstand what being released from a doctor's care means, and that's why I just wanted to clarify the above. So, if he didn't say you're 100% ok, you're cured, you'll never have pain again, etc., then it's more likely that all he did by releasing you was intend that you'll no longer benefit from further care with him, and you'll need to work at home to get any better. Now, a laminectomy is a surgery used to help relieve spinal stenosis, which is a condition where the spinal canal narrows and can impinge on the nerves within. The problem with this is that you can have stenosis still above or below the area in which the surgery was performed, so that may be causing the problems that you're still seeing with having numbness and weakness. I would suggest you consider seeing either the same doctor again or getting a second opinion on what may be going on. At this point a repeat MRI might not be a bad idea to find out what changes have occurred since your last one. Is the pain normal from your surgery? It's possible. A lot of it depends on the degree to which you're feeling pain. It could be that when people touch you, you're ultra-sensitive because that area is still reactive because the nerves are hyper-sensitive. That can happen when you have any type of surgery, and it can happen when you have back pain. You may be tensing and protecting the area so that when someone touches you there, you're hypersensitive. You may want to pay attention to that and see if that's the type of reaction you're actually making. That way, you can learn how to desensitize your body to it. If you never have done any kind of rehab, it's not a bad idea to consider something like that. If you have a TENS unit, I'd consider using it more frequently to help desensitize the area as well. That's always a good idea. Otherwise, I think a check with a new doctor may be warranted. There may be nerves there that are being further "squished" for lack of a better word (it's late, what can I say? lol), and you may need further eval and a new plan of attack. Hope that helps, and please keep us updated. Hugs, Jen  Just because it's impossible doesn't mean it can't happen.
I'm not a doc, so anything I say is my opinion only. Nothing I say is meant as offense, I offer what I can as help. I believe in educating myself on all my medical issues and being my own advocate, for no one else with do that on my behalf. I recommend we all do the same!
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Perhaps I truly am insane for expecting these docs to listen to me when I say the same things repeatedly to no avail? LOL. I am tired of seeking out new docs and getting the same result time and again...Forgive me if I seem bitter some days.
Something has changed within me/Something is not the same/I'm through with playing by/The rules of someone else's game/Too late for second-guessing/Too late to go back to sleep/It's time to trust my instincts/Close my eyes and leap...I'm through accepting limits/Cuz someone says they're so/Some things I can not change/But till I try I'll never know/Too long I've been afraid of/Losing love I guess I lost/Well if that's love/It comes at much too high a cost/I'd sooner buy Defying Gravity/Kiss me good-bye I'm Defying Gravity/I think I'll try Defying Gravity/And you won't bring me down...
--Defying Gravity (Glee Cast version) |
)I bent over to pick stuff up in the yard and nearly crashed.A tad scary.Not trustworthy holding my 2 yr old grandson when I walk. QUESTION..does anyone know if the pain in my back when patted is normal and what do you know or think abt the balance and weakness? Thankyou for reading.jcp [img size=150] [img]
So..this thing will get bigger and pushing around even more.But not supposed to cause any more further damage due to the laminectomy.Right?Why was not the "thing" taken care of by reducing it or removing it.Gonna write the DR when I get my papers together this week.1st MRI in 2002 or so said it was a possible hemangioma.OK! Well, it grew much bigger and here I sit.Is this "thing" still a threat? piddler
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