Got my MRI: not really thrilled
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- I have not consulted with the surgeon yet but I took a disk home with me so I could look at my spine, and it appears to me that there is a reherniation at the same level. #microdiscectomy #microdiscectomyrecovery #herniateddisc #reherniation #L5S1
Will you please tell me your full story of herniation reherniation and mistskes which you have done?
Oh no... was it the L5-S1 that was previously worked on? On the upside... at least you may have a visual of what could resolve your pain. So sorry to see you have to go through this. You're such a strong person and you'll get through it. Things will get better. =)
Same level. So now it’s up to me to figure out if Egoscue can really make nerve pain go away, or if I’ll be in the 90% of people who have their nerve pain go away naturally, or if it gets worse... I’ve got to meet with the surgeon first. But that’s a couple weeks away.
I understand what you are going through right now I just had my MRI today however I did not get a disc like you but I guess me and you are in that 7 to 12% range the reason why I got the surgery is because I love to run and it's been almost a year since I last ran and it's quite frustrating I always tear up thinking that maybe I'm never going to be able to run again but then I think of Tiger Woods who had the same surgery as us for times and he just won the Masters so let's just try to stay as positive as we can and hope for the best
michael muro it is hard to not be able to do what you love-I feel you. It’s a long healing process...and it’s going to require patience. ❤️
@@megant3530 so I got some good news, but the doctor told me that nothing is pressing down on the nerve root after the new MRI. But for some reason I still feel tingling and pain in my leg when I sit down. I don't know I'm hoping that it goes away it's been 4 months and 4 days since my surgery. And there's a part of me that thinks maybe I'm crazy and I finally lost it and that I'm really not feeling this pain and I'm only imagining it.
michael muro what are your options at this stage? I’m meeting with my surgeon Tuesday and part of me is thinking maybe I should just go again and let them clean it up...?
@@megant3530 I don't know pain is really in my hamstring and in my foot when I sit down feels like something is pinching it or stabbing it tingling in my foot like I was describing to you I see my surgeon this Monday I am feeling really discouraged right now because if nothing showed up in the MRI I'm not sure if it was the doctor that's seen it because I emailed the nurse we go back and forth emailing each other so I'm not sure if the doctor actually read it because she told me that he was on vacation for 1.5 weeks therefore I had the MRI done Tuesday I emailed her on Thursday so he was already on vacation by then I assume because I barely start sitting down for like 15 minutes 10 minutes sometimes and there's pain and it wasn't like that before the surgery before the surgery it took like 40 minutes to feel pain I'm not sure where you're located at but I went to Keck USC Spine Center and I guess they are top of the line but I am feeling discouraged right now because if there is nothing touching the nerve as the nurse said what is going on with my back to being causing my leg to hurt feeling really down lately because I don't know what my options are going to be I see my surgeon this Monday but what if they tell me they can't do nothing about it
@@megant3530 I have the disk of my Imaging but I have not seen it what kind of computer are you using cuz I was trying to use my Mac and it wasn't letting me watch it
I hope it’s just nothing and it’s not your fault, stay strong 💪🏻
DJ AG I’m pretty sure it’s a disc bulge. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck...
I'm sorry that you're going through this experience. I understand. I'd like to note that MRI shouldn't be treated as a diagnostic tool. It's "simply" an image that allows viewers to see what's going on with your body structurally. Something may look really bad on there, but it doesn't necessarily mean that that bad looking segment is a pain generator. Having said that, considering your surgical history, L5-S1 most likely is a pain generator by now.
Often, with lumbar discogenic disorders, people's lower backs, SIJ's, facet joints and all the other parts become quite unstable and arthritic. It doesn't mean that you click and cluck down there all the time, but my best guess is that you have too many micro movements in that segment, especially with some part of your L5-S1 disc being gone. It sounds like you need to develop a strong core (that wraps around your body in the front and back) and neutral back to support your lower spinal joints. Unless, God forbidden, there's some sort of an ER situation, I'd strongly encourage you to try your best to avoid another surgical intervention. Chopping away at the disc that's already been cut may only lead to further instability down there, which in turn, would require rods and screws. You're not there. You're still young and despite the injury in a good shape. With proper PT/exercises and lifestyle adaptions you could still achieve a pain free/minimal pain life. I mentioned Stuart McGill's protocol a lil while ago. I don't know if you've already checked him out. Also, look into natural antiinflammatories/remedies to try to keep your pain and arthritic levels down. Some people find relief in regenerative treatments. Check them out as well.
you should forget all kinds of physical therapy / Egoscue Megan T....you can only walk short time not every day very slowly with special running shoes and pool...physical therapy Egoscue will destroy your disk....
It's not your fault, it can just happen reaching across the table for something. Very often surgeons don't even discuss PT, and from watching your videos I can tell that you looked after yourself as well as any of us post surgery. I did yoga for years, crazy stuff, and herniated my disc on a long haul flight! This is fixable, there is always a solution xxx
Leanne O'Sullivan thanks for your encouragement! The more I’ve thought about it, the more I am open to a second procedure. I see the surgeon on Tuesday so I’ll know more then.
@@megant3530 You'll know, in consultation with your doc, what the right thing to do is : ) recovery time is not that long, and the pain relief is...a relief. He might also recommend trying something else. Either way, there will be an answer and you'll be ok xx
Leanne O'Sullivan I think that it’s not so bad going through the recovery one time, but this will be my second time. I’ve already been through a year and a half of this mess. Even if I have surgery tomorrow, I’m set up for another six months at minimum and then I’ll be weak again and have to go through another grueling round of physical therapy and training. I’m more discouraged that it happened again. I didn’t want to go through it the first time let alone twice. And it’s taking a lot longer for me than for other people I’ve been following. It seems to be about 80% of people are feeling fabulous and back on track after six months and then there’s the rest of us who are still struggling and having problems.
How are you doing today? I had microdiscectomy surgery and December 2018 however we herniated my disc in 2019 of December not much of a herniation but I did sustain a annular tear. Wondering how have you been since your reherniation?
Hey Michael. Hope you are still active here. Want to know how are you doing after reherniation?
Does it hurt only your back or it hurt your leg too?
@@makeupbykhani8178 the way I feel is somewhat better yes and no the initial pain that I felt for months I went away but it's a different kind of pain that I feel now it's more directly in the spine my physical therapist and doctor is saying that my facet joints are inflamed or it could be possibly arthritis now I'm not too sure where I feel the pain is like the size of a quarter now directly in my spine on the bones that you can feel but once in a while I do get leg pain very seldom though
@@michaelmuro4475 hope you recover very well.
Well I want to ask what is condition of discs at other levels? Are they in a healthy condition or they also had some kind of degeneration?
And do u have a copy of your MRI?
@@makeupbykhani8178 yes, they are pretty healthy the only issue I have is in my l5s1 between 3 to 4 mm disc bugle with annular. have physical therapist says it's normal to have a set joint issues when you have a bulging disc or an annular tear. He keeps telling me that it will go away eventually within time that's the hope but it can be discouraging and frustrating the big unknown you know? What kind of issues do you have?
@@michaelmuro4475 I have huge L5S1 disc herniation. Mild facet joint hypertrophy. And mild degeneration at L2L3 and L3L4.
So sorry! You've given a lot of great info, advice, and things to try in your videos. For that I'm grateful, and it's helped give me the confidence I needed to schedule my L5-S1 surgery after six months of agony. I hope you're able to resolve this bump in the road soon and recover quickly. I'll be anxiously awaiting the next update. Good luck!
Cloud Spurlock good luck to you. Surgery is good but I didn’t put in the hard work afterwards. I was not allotted more PT visits from insurance afterward so I got lazy and didn’t hold myself accountable at home to make up for it.
@@megant3530 I'll take that as a word of caution. I did PT for 2 months before the sciatica started and I finally got an MRI that back pain alone didn't warrant. Then I did 2 more months of PT while my spine doc told me I was in denial and would need surgery. Sure enough, I hit a wall that PT couldn't get me past -- slightly bent over and a 10- to 15-degree lean to the right. Again, your vids and similar road to surgery have really helped me. I'm so sorry that you're still having trouble. Fingers crossed for both of us!
Cloud Spurlock best wishes. I truly believe in the surgery- it got me upright and walking again. The rest is up to us!
We literally have the same injury !!!!! Im back at work and it sucks.
#gabapentin #reherniation #neurosurgery #laminectomy #nervepain #motrin #lookslikereherniation
TheLevel1trauma is this your second herniation? It’s been confirmed by the surgeon we are meeting Tuesday. I do t know what my options are, but I’m on the hunt for people who have had a reherniation and went for surgery number 2. If it’s an option, I might just do it again. Not sure yet.
Megan T so this was my surgery #2 and I have reherniation again, so my follow up appointment, my options were lumbar fusion....🤕 screws and rods OR ride it out, be as careful as possible, try to get a different job not in trauma/er and see what happens....
Ohhhh.... the level trauma. Its your 3rd herniation ?????? This reherniation occurred at same level? Clear me please
@@makeupbykhani8178 yes !!!
@@TheLevel1trauma so what you doing for it??? And how long after 1st surgery 2nd herniation occurred an how long after 2and surgery 3rd herniation occurred?