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05-16-2012, 03:30 AM

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Recovering from leg weakness after discectomy

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Posted By mstikes

I'm now 6 weeks post discectomy and both my legs...

I'm now 6 weeks post discectomy and both my legs remain very weak making it extremely hard to walk even with a cane. What's more worrying is that my right leg has started to shake significantly below...

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05-07-2012, 11:46 PM

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Recovering from leg weakness after discectomy

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Posted By mstikes

i'm now 5 weeks post discectomy on L4/L5 and both...

i'm now 5 weeks post discectomy on L4/L5 and both of my legs are extremely weak. My right leg has continued to weaken and is now as weak as my left one. I'm barely able to walk even with a cane....

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04-14-2012, 04:17 AM

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Recovering from leg weakness after discectomy

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Posted By mstikes

My disctectomy was a week ago (March 30th) and my...

My disctectomy was a week ago (March 30th) and my left leg was already very weak (2/5) weeks before the surgery. It hasn't improved yet and I walk very slowly with a cane although the sciatica pain...

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04-13-2012, 06:16 PM

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Recovering from leg weakness after discectomy

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Posted By mstikes

Hi MMglobal Here's the axial slice the...

Hi MMglobal
Here's the axial slice the corresponds to the herniation
http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/9568/mri0004.jpg

My left leg scored about a 1/5 before the surgery doing the routine...

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04-11-2012, 04:06 PM

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Recovering from leg weakness after discectomy

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Posted By mstikes

To answer Mmglobal question the MRI in my avatar...

To answer Mmglobal question the MRI in my avatar showing a big herniation was taken in November. Here'es a larger picture ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting...

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03-26-2012, 09:48 PM

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Recovering from leg weakness after discectomy

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Posted By mstikes

Recovering from leg weakness after discectomy

My Discectomy is this Friday and hope all goes well. I have a large L4-L5 herniated disc that has weakened my left leg so much that I now have to walk with a cane Pre-op ! My left calf muscle has...

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11-24-2011, 08:45 PM

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Pain from herniated disc last 4 months

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Posted By mstikes

Pain from herniated disc last 4 months

I've had back problems for many years (33 years old) from the lower back and in the worst cases down the leg. The pain came in episodes lasting anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. But since this...

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