chronic LBP and leg pain after fusion and removal of hardware

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After 2 lurabar surgeries as above, I still have severe pain in the low back (pressure / extreme tightening sensation) as well as pain in the soles of the feet when I stand. I've gone for many tests which show scar tissue but no neural compression, so no indication for further surgery. The only thing they say now is that my nerves are hypersensitized even though there's no apparent pressure on them. They say this happens sometimes when you move the nerves around during the surgery BUT they also say you DON'T have nerve damage. I guess they don't want you to be alarmed by hearing "nerve damage" but nerve hypersensitivity is OK?
Does this hypersensitivity eventually goes away. It's been 5 yrs now and counting. I've tried the drugs-- they only work for awhile then your body gets used to them. What can I do now???
 
This is just what I was told recently and that my nervous center is sending messages to the brain way quicker than it used to. Another worRAB if I slammed the door on my hand, it might have not bothered me before but now it bothers me 10 fold. From my undestanding they treat you with physical exercise (yeah right) and medication.

So removing your hardware did not help? When did you have it removed and have you had pictures afterwarRAB?
 
Same here; my first surgery was 03/06, second 5 month ago.
They also removed old hardware from previous surgery... I don't see any difference in between removing it or not.

I agree with Drs who are saying due to decompression and lami our nerves are hypersensitive and I believe it will stay this way. I was on Neurontin, Lurica, Keppra and back to Lurica - not much progress with it.

Pain meRAB give relieve to some extend; I go to PT, try to walk when I can and as tolerated.

Best of luck to you!
 
I have the same thing, but my Dr. call it Myofacial pain. He said that evidently I am more sensitive to even light touch, since the surgeries. I also heal a lot slower than the normal recovery of the various procedures. I am beginning another round of P/T, tomorrow, which I am hoping helps with that sensitivity. I don't know that it will, but they are going to incorporate soft tisse massage, to see if they can make some changes. I still have pain in the area that they tried to put the leaRAB of the trial stimulator, which was about 5 months ago. The Dr. said that this particular nerve pain, usually lasts for 1-2 weeks. Hmmm? I am not sure if it will ever change, but it makes me more careful before doing anything else that might cause me pain.

I will let you know if the P/T does anything for me.

Lorie:angel:
 
Have any of you posters with chronic pain looked into a Spinal Cord Stimulator? I, too, was left with severe nerve pain, especially in my feet, following fusion and hardware removal. Medication wasn't helping enough, or had side effects that I didn't want to deal with.

I had a SCS placed and it worked very well on the nerve pain! Since, they had to remove it due to a major Staph infection. I am going to have them put another one in after my infection clears.

There's a lot of info about SCS on this board and on the internet.

Good Luck!
Stephanie
 
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