I've been experiencing slight sciatic pain
in left buttock, knee, and sometimes the
foot since october (with a reprieve in
december when I noticed no symptoms). I
also feel a "tight band" around my calf
sometimes when I stand for long periods.
When I started experiencing the pain I
actually woke up one night with tingling
in the calf and when I got up to walk, I
momentarily couldn't walk and fell down.
I just recently had an mri which showed a
centrally herniated l4/l5 disc not near
roots and a right herniated l5/s1 disc
near roots. I very seldom have any pain
in my right leg - some discomfort in right
knee every once in a while as well as
right buttock. But these occur much less
frequently than the left side.
Would these herniated discs cause the pain
that I feel in my left leg?
Thanks for your time and consideration.
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paininacme
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 5 Location: Acme,WA
Posted: 03-04-06 22:00pm
If im reading it right it's the l4 &
l5 right? If so then the pain in the
left leg would be he cause of the that.
My hubby has a bulged disk between l4
& l5 and gets bad pain in his left
leg. It starts obviously in the back and
goes down his buttock and down the back
side of the leg. I have a posting on here
that gives more description of the
treatment that he's been doing. Hope that
things get better for you!
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pccdguy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 2
Posted: 03-05-06 11:34am
Thanks. I was just a bit confused
because they said that the central
herniation in l4/l5 wasn't near the roots.
I was under the assumption that the
roots were what would cause the pain.
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disabledcoastie
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 68 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 03-07-06 13:11pm
I would concur that the herniations are
causing the trouble. The central
herniation may not be directly pinching
the nerve, but you can believe that there
is swelling in the area that will cause
you to have the symptoms you described.
Good luck
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tnamick
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Columbia, SC
Hi There Posted: 03-27-06 21:09pm
The herniated discs most surely would
cause the pain and discomfort you feel in
your left leg.
When I was 19 I fell down some stairs
twisting my back and fracturing it and it
fortunately healed but left me with a
herniated disc at l5/s1. It wasnt a bad
herniated disc but significant enough to
cause great discomfort and numbness in my
left leg.
At 22 I had a lumbar laminectomy at l5/s1
and felt so much better.
10 short months later (my reprieve) I was
in a car accident (i was stopped at a red
light and someone without car insurance
rear ended my car) and re-herniated l5/s1;
herniated
l1/l2;l2/l3;l3/l4;t11/t12;t12/l1; and
c5/c6. Fortunately for me, the discs
that gave me the great deal of pain were
c5/c6, l4/l5 and l5/s1.
I had to wait until january 13, 2006 when
I was 25 to go to charleston, south
carolina (i am from columbia), where I
found the most wonderful neurosurgeon to
do a laminotomy on l4/l5 and a one level
fusion - for now - on l5/s1- after a week
I felt wonderful! No leg pain, hip pain,
back pain!!! No more pain killers, muscle
relaxers nothing! I do have to wear a
back brace for approximately 6 months.
I feel so great I am going to let him fix
my neck after I recover from this.
I most certainly believe that your leg
pain is from the culprit of l4/l5/s1.
Find a great surgeon and get it taken care
of - dont go through life in pain or doped
up on pain killers. I thought I could go
through life on pain killers and that is
how I totalled a brand new car and was
amazed that I came out unscathed.
