Problems after Balloon Kyphoplasty on Back

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About 6 weeks ago, I fell & fractured my back T-12, which caused T-11 & T-13 to compress. The Dr did a balloon kyphoplasty, which seemed to work fine - however, ever since I had the surgery I am having severe pain in my right hip which goes down the front of my thigh. Sometimes when I cross my right leg, my foot goes nurab & sometimes it feels I have something tightening around my right ankle. The Dr said it was probably inflammation - put me in a back brace, gave me a steroid shot in my hip and started me on a 7 day treatment of the depo-medrol dose pack - I have received no relief from this treatment. .......Anyone idea what is going on...or has anyone else had this problem after this type surgery?
 
I too have had a Kyphoplasty on my T12 the first week in January. I fractured it when I was at work in Noveraber. Well, I am still off work and here it is March. I am still in allot of pain. Doctor for work comp is a neurologist and by the Cray the vertebra looks ok. I do have several other things wrong which may have been aggravated by the fracture that were pre-wxisting, like bulging disks in several disk as well as protrusions. I have an appointment set for April 7TH with another Dr. who is a Neurosurgeon. He already has my MRI'S. My private insurance will most likely pay for this because I have been treated by the other Dr. for the work injury only.
I'm not sure what may be causing your pain. I still wear a brace most of the time. and take pain meRAB. every day. I do have pain in my back on the right side and left side to my hips and buttocks. If you haven't had an MRI, now would be a good time to ask your DR. if he would do one. I am 59, and this fracture has also put me into Osteopenia which is early Osteoporosis. Please let us know what happens, and keep going back to your Dr. One thing my Dr. said was that everyone recovers from this in there own time and way.(the fracture), and sometimes it just takes awhile to recover.
 
Thank you Precious 55 for responding. I too was injured at work on Feb 2nd moving a file cabinet. I was transported to the hosp ER because the pain was excruciating - I was in tears. They immediately admitted me the 2nd, performed my surgery on the 6th and released me on the 8th. I am 57 and my surgeon said I also have osteoporosis. He did an MRI prior to my surgery. My back pain has been somewhat manageable since my surgery but only with the pain meRAB & muscle relaxers, BUT nothing seems to ease my hip, buttock and leg pain. I thought I would be healed and basically free of pain by now....I realize I'm quite impatient BUT I thought the surgery would, as my neurosurgeon said, "fix me right up".....which hasn't been the case thus far. I see my family Dr tomorrow and think I will go ahead and schedule an appt with my neurosurgeon - again!! I fear this is going to be a longer healing process than I anticipated. Will keep you posted on my progress and you do the same with me. Wishing you the best on your April 7th Dr visit - hopefully you will get some relief.
 
Hi Precious. I'm still in a lot of pain on my right side....Good Days and Bad Days... My family physician is treating it with Soma and he did start me on neurontin which helps some. I had a repeat MRI a few weeks ago and it looks good, so their philosophy is "'we don't see anything, so apparently nothing is wrong". He says with the location of my injury, there's no logic for the pain I'm experiencing and it can't be justified......Go figure! Still totally exhausting because I can't do my normal routine. Guess I just have to live with it because I don't know what else to do and apparently the Drs don't believe my pain level.
Thank you so much for the follow-up asking about my progress.
 
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