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Hi Family,
I am 4 1/2 weeks post microdiskectomy L4-5. For the past few days I have had major increased pain in my lower back and right leg numbness and right foot numbness. When NS office called yesterday to confirm my post-op appointment for today I told the gal in his office what was going on. She immediately got him on the phone and he is very concerned. All my numbness had gone away right after surgery, I just had the sciatic nerve "zaps" and "grabs" in the right bottock and leg. Now I am back to dragging my right leg, not being able to feel my right foot and VERY bad lower back pain.
He got me in for an MRI for Monday morning and a follow up with him on Tuesday morning, but if something more happens, I am to head to the ER immediately.
Now I am scared to death that I might have done something to undo the work he did. I am hardly able to walk again, pretty much only a few steps. NS wants me using the walker or wheelchair and NO driving or doing ANYTHING except taking my medications and resting.
Please, please say a few prayers that this is just a minor setback and I won't need to go back into surgery. NS wants home nursing here everyday till Monday and someone with me 24/7. husband is freaking out. He just left to go out of town for his uncle's funeral so now I am scrambling to find someone to come stay with me and help with the kids.
Hoping easy child 2 and his fiance' will be able to spend the afternoon and evening here and pick Jayme up from daycare. If not, her daycare provider said she would drive Jayme home and stay a while to help get things settled.
Thanks for listening, this is soooo defeating for me, the numbness is getting worse by the day as is the pain.
:sad:
Vickie
I am 4 1/2 weeks post microdiskectomy L4-5. For the past few days I have had major increased pain in my lower back and right leg numbness and right foot numbness. When NS office called yesterday to confirm my post-op appointment for today I told the gal in his office what was going on. She immediately got him on the phone and he is very concerned. All my numbness had gone away right after surgery, I just had the sciatic nerve "zaps" and "grabs" in the right bottock and leg. Now I am back to dragging my right leg, not being able to feel my right foot and VERY bad lower back pain.
He got me in for an MRI for Monday morning and a follow up with him on Tuesday morning, but if something more happens, I am to head to the ER immediately.
Now I am scared to death that I might have done something to undo the work he did. I am hardly able to walk again, pretty much only a few steps. NS wants me using the walker or wheelchair and NO driving or doing ANYTHING except taking my medications and resting.
Please, please say a few prayers that this is just a minor setback and I won't need to go back into surgery. NS wants home nursing here everyday till Monday and someone with me 24/7. husband is freaking out. He just left to go out of town for his uncle's funeral so now I am scrambling to find someone to come stay with me and help with the kids.
Hoping easy child 2 and his fiance' will be able to spend the afternoon and evening here and pick Jayme up from daycare. If not, her daycare provider said she would drive Jayme home and stay a while to help get things settled.
Thanks for listening, this is soooo defeating for me, the numbness is getting worse by the day as is the pain.
:sad:
Vickie