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Thu, 08/07/2008 - 19:33
behind knee pain
I am experiencing pain behind my right knee along with my hip and the outside of my lower leg. I had my MRI today but I can't read it. What could this be from. Something new that just started
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1992 left hip surgery
1994 right hip surgery
2000 left hip surgery again
2000 right hip surgery again
2004 L3/4 microdiscectomy
2007 c-section
2008 March 05 L4/5 lateral microdiscectomy
2008 March 28 L4/5 paracentral microdiscectomy
and now after all of this still hurting trying to stay away from a needed fusion.
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Cause you work @ Indian Path
Sciatic nerve
2-13-08 Two Lvl Fuison L4 to S1 with Trans1 Axil lift and all the Hardware
not indian path rocky. I work for the pain clinic. I used to work for Holston Valley.
1992 left hip surgery
1994 right hip surgery
2000 left hip surgery again
2000 right hip surgery again
2004 L3/4 microdiscectomy
2007 c-section
2008 March 05 L4/5 lateral microdiscectomy
2008 March 28 L4/5 paracentral microdiscectomy
and now after all of this still hurting trying to stay away from a needed fusion.
Hopefully with some luck your knee pain is just a fluke and goes away on its on. I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya girl.
Good Luck,
Chritina
40 year old married mother of two children ages 20 and 18.
Muscle spasms started after getting up from sitting position in '07, cervical herniation, stenosis and bone spurs showed up on MRI resulting in emergency cervical fusion of C5-C6(sept. 07).
Pain continued in middle/lower back. MRIs showed herniated disc in lumbar area, stenosis, and fatty tissue in the spinal canal causing spinal cord to be pushed to the left.
Tried heat/cold therapy, PT, facet joint injection,as well as facet joint injection, epidurals/injections, steriods, Tens Unit, Ultrasound therapy, Nerve blocks and Various pain meds.
After exhausting all other treatments and having a discography had a spinal fusion L5-S1 with instrumentation (cage, 2 rods, screws, plastic spacer, bone grafts (made from my own bone ) on June 24th, 2008. Both growth stimulator used. Ct-Scan at 13 months showed fusion on one side and non-fusion on the other. Nerve block injections tried again for pain with no luck. Screw loosening and movement seen in the bone. Arthritis and DDD now in hips as well as spine.
Medications have been chaged to Lyrica twice a day, Morphine twice a day, muscle relaxers tid and Percocet for breakthrough pain.
Having alot of pain in the left side of my hip and lower back where there was a non-fusion. Also now have started having quite alot of pain in my legs down to the knees.
Nerve damage showing as Numbness and tingling in the hands and feet which surgeon says will probably never go away.
Have buldging disk at T-9. Physical therapy with ultrasound and hot packs. Injection to numb the nerve root.
Third surgery on October 22nd, was suppose to be an exploratory surgery and remove hardware. Turns out I had a bone shelf grow into spinal canal which had to be removed and the fusion of 08 had to be redone and packed with more bone and bigger rods and screws.
Still on Morphine 2X's a day, percocet @ 4 hours for b/t pain, and a muscle relaxer when needed.
I need Pal"s , are you getting any cramps in that calf
2-13-08 Two Lvl Fuison L4 to S1 with Trans1 Axil lift and all the Hardware
I have some info about the pain i will find it and send it to ya, i was having bad pain in the back of the knee with some leg cramps my pt tech helped me a lot. but it is from the sciatic nerve
2-13-08 Two Lvl Fuison L4 to S1 with Trans1 Axil lift and all the Hardware
yeah it was behind my knee and cramping in my calf. It went away but the hip pain with it is still there.
1992 left hip surgery
1994 right hip surgery
2000 left hip surgery again
2000 right hip surgery again
2004 L3/4 microdiscectomy
2007 c-section
2008 March 05 L4/5 lateral microdiscectomy
2008 March 28 L4/5 paracentral microdiscectomy
and now after all of this still hurting trying to stay away from a needed fusion.
I've been having some major calf cramping myself. Only in the numb right leg too. It makes me wonder what I would feel if I could really feel in that leg. It IS making it really really hard to walk, particularly downhill - yeeeIkes!
I'll be asking my NS on Thursday, maybe I'll have some insight then?
I just keep telling myself - I've just had not one but two major surgeries, I got to expect some pain. I've got to give myself some time and not freak over each new little thing that comes along. Of course, telling myself and actually NOT freaking is not as easy as it sounds
Car accident 10/2005.
My mantra: Mind over Matter: If you don't mind; it don't matter.
Have done PT, Physiotherapy, Cortisone. Don't tolerate meds well.
4 ankle surgeries / 1 shoulder / 2 back - all in less than 4 years.
Discogram 4/2008
7/21/2008 - S1-L4 PLIF fusion
Developed new rt. leg numbness
7/23/2008 - Second surgery to explore possible hemorhage and to remove BMP and other tissue
Right leg still numb. Dealing with major leg cramps in the numb parts (pretty much painless, but disabling in severity)
Meds: Tylenol PM as needed (nightly)