Back Surgery and Neck Surgery
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Thu, 11/05/2009 - 20:36
tready
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8day latter sciatica from caugh

hi folks well this is my 8th day after fusion of l4 l5 i was doing grat no pain only takin paracetamol untill yesterday i woke up with a cough its a pritty bad one the sort that renches your lungs out,now because of coughing all day yesterday im in agony down my right leg sciatica for sure far worse than pre-op walking is a killer now any one else had this? thanks

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Fri, 11/06/2009 - 04:20
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sciatica post alif

Hi tready,

I had an ALIF 7 days ago. It has already done wonders for my back pain and I am really pleased with the small horizontal access scar the vascular surgeon made it was originally going to be vertical until I got my way Smile
Anyway I do have a problem with constant horrible sciatica down the right leg, particularly when I lie on that side or sit or somehow 'stretch' the leg in any way. Its way way worse than pre-op. Steroids and neurontin haven't helped.
I know you too have this sciatica issue and I wonder has anyone else found this problem and if so did it eventually settle down? I just hope the exiting spinal nerve root isn't caught up somewhere.
Many thanks and good luck to you !

Clio
Age 37 female
ALIF Oct 29 09 L4/L5
Plastic fusing device/3 screws plus artificial bone graft

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Fri, 11/06/2009 - 06:24
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HI tready

Haven't had surgery but just wanted to say I'd call your regular doc and get some cough syrup to quiet that cough. I can't imagine dealing with a deep cough right after fusion surgery.

COugh probably aggavated your surgery site so maybe place a call to your surgeon. Maybe a dose of steroids is in order (no doctor here, just guessing).

Hang in there -- could just be a couple of rough days and things may calm down.

Sending you some comforting and healing thoughts,

Judy

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Herniated disk (L5) no surgeries to date, super nasty nerve pain, left leg. 3 epidurals (Jan, Feb 09) (Short term relief) June 09, Second opinion from Ortho doc with new MRI -- not a surgery candidate -- referred to pain management doctor.

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