I have ddd and spinal stenosis. I am
42y/o. I have had 2 surgeries, one a
lamenectomy, which the doc left pieces of
disc and they eventually cut a nerve root
which resulted in foot drop and a second
surgery to repair the nerve root. The
neurosurgeon used what he called
"surgeon's elmer's glue" to repair
it..Lol!
Now, my question is...Night before last I
awoke several times due to severe pain.
Then, when I woke up yesterday morning, I
was still in severe pain and I had
numbness and tingling on the big toe and
instep side of my right foot. My legs
also felt heavy and weak when I tried to
walk. I already had numbness on my right
foot and outer calf area due to the foot
drop, but this was on the other side of my
foot and even on some of the part that is
already numb. It was like it was asleep
and when you touch it it gets that major
buzzing feeling? That's the only way I
know to describe it. Anyone who has foot
drop will understand what I mean.
The numbness, tingling, and weakness
subsided over the day. Now, I just have
the severe pain in my back and right hip.
I am wondering if maybe the nerve is
messed up again? Or maybe just irritated
because I did laundry that day. I know,
laundry doesn't sound difficult. But when
it's bending and lifting all day, it is.
Lol!
I would welcome any opinions on this.
Thanks,
robin
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 03-23-05 15:07pm
I am sure that this is all due to the
problem with the nerve but doing laundry
is absolute torture on your body with a
bad back!
Vacuuming and mopping and basic chores
around the house are next to near
immpossible for anyone in pain like that
or back pain of any sort.
