L5 S1 hern disc any1 have a problem w/ muclse get smaller in leg

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It has been about 9 wks now since my Herniated disc , MRI showed a the L5 S1 disc w/ impinging on spinal canal.

I have been having more problems with my leg , mostly thigh pain , weakness, and pins and needls in hole leg, as well as pain in butt and leg.

My concern is my leg has not gotten any better nor worse , but i measured my upper thigh from Knee up and now my right leg ( which is where the proble is ) is now an inch smaller then my left leg. ( The thinckness of leg )

Please give me your thoughts am i going crazy going this are is there a concern with this, and if so will my leg get stronger and back to size ?

thanks
 
I too have a problem with the L3-S1 area and I live with chronic leg pain, mainly in my thighs. Then I have constant pins/needles in both calves and the top of my feet. I have weakness in my right thigh and lots of butt pain throughout the day. I have been dx. with SI joint dysfunction, facet joint arthritis, permanent nerve damage (causing sciatica) and arachnoditis. The 1st 3 dxs. cause most of the leg pain/symptoms.

Is your leg shorter in legnth or in circumfrance? If it is shorter, it could be your SI Joint. My Dr. can always tell when my SI joint has popped out, when my leg is shorter.

I don't know about if it the circumfrance. I am sure others will be by soon, with more information.

Lorie:angel:
 
It is in " circumfrance " i am just getting worried that i could get perm damage to my leg.

I am going to see a spinal Nero Doc next week and a Spine doc week after. I was just curious if this is normal and will my muscle get back to normal?

thanks
 
I believe that they will be able to get you back on track. I was worried that my muscles were wasting away, which would be permanent, and my Dr. said that it would take a longer amount of time, of not using my leg, for it to begin wasting. I will keep you in my thoughts and hopefully you can get into P/T of something to stregnthen your leg.

Lorie:angel:
 
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