Pain 4 Weeks After Disc Hernia Operation Posted: 11-20-07 23:36pm
Hello
I live in the Netherlands. Clean &
modern hospitals, good (cheap) health
insurance. The (some) doctors... you can
put them uders a stone!
I had for 3 months strong back pains.
Finally got an MRI and the doc told me I
need an operation. Second day after the op
I was out of the hospital, feeling quite
OK. Then the pain came back, plus leg
numbness which I havent had before. Got
another MRI, they say there's nothing in
there and I have to wait. Wait for what?
Four weeks after the op I cannot sleep.
Standing or sitting is bearable, lieing
down is painful, every time I turn in bed
I wake up in pain.
I asked a doctor in the USA about it, her
first question was "did they prescribe
anti-inflamatories?". The Dutch doc answer
was: I was too in the USA and was shocked
to see how many pills they take. But doc,
I said, you dont answer my question. He
gave me some ibuprofen...
Anyway. The diagnostic was Radicular
syndrom L5-S1 on HNP L5-S1 left.
Any suggestion from an evil doctor would
help. Thank you!
Zorba
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Posted: 11-26-07 13:51pm
I'm so sorry to hear about the bad time
that you're having.
They're probably asking you to wait until
the inflammation subsides or until your
body recovers.
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lonestarguy
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Posted: 11-26-07 13:59pm
I have to agree with rooted. The numbness
is a common side effect of back pain,
usually because of nerve damage. Your
doctors are probably waiting until your
body heals completely from the operation
before proceeding with new treatment.
I'm sorry the Dutch physicians feel that
the USA physicians prescribe too much
medication. They are probably right in
many cases, but still sometimes you do
need pain medication, especially with back
pain.
