Back injury pain?

Question

broke back, Jan 06,spinal fusion L5-S1 also laminectomy.april 06. Now L5 radiulopothy(nerve damage). Also diagnosed with degenerative disk and joint disease.
Past 5 months horrifying pain in spine below where doctor did spinal fusion...goes down my butt crack tover my right hip bone and i can't hardly breath from the pain.....Can't sit or lay on my right side anymore..walking is horrifying as is moving....Right leg now grinds loudly now. Pain is burning and piercing in areas noted. Keep going to hospital....doctors WONT check out new area!!!!!! They ( and neurosurgon) keep telling me pain is not from lumbar surgury (they say spinal fusion took great). Keep putting me on temporary pain meds but nobody will look at the area that hurts. WHY???????????????????????????...
Could someone out there help me?????????? Does anyone have an answer? I thought about going to new hospital just so that someone will do an x-ray to see what the heck is wrong, is this a good idea? anyone have any idea

Answer 1

My wife says,

"You need to go somewhere that cares enough to give you a new x ray and an mri; seems like doctors are too busy to really care."

Answer 2

I have back pain and other problems from an accident, not as bad a yours but, I go to physical therapy with a therapist WHO can do many neuro-muscular techniques other than exercise.
I go to acupuncture. This may help you, too,,,,

Other than that, find a neurologist or orthopedist at another place not associated with the Hospital where you had the surgery.
Hospitals and doctors will sell their family member before they'll admit they made a mistake.

You need your back checked by some one new. Depending on what they find, you may neuro-muscular re-education to get your muscles working together properly after the fusion.

Good luck and DON"T GIVE UP! Find new doctors, go to a pain clinic, keep looking until you get the help you need!

Answer 3

If you are describing anguish at the backside of your heel seems like plantar fasciitis (put on very cushioned footwear (or a gel heel cup from drugstore), stretch your calf muscle, soak your foot in ice water and restrict the period of time you spend status/strolling), but when you are describing anguish at the again of your heel sounds extra like achilles tendinitis (identical therapy as plantar fasciitis besides you can also desire to position a small raise to your shoe to take a few stress off the achilles tendon alternatively of a gel cup, additionally be certain shoe does not rub sore spot). In both case, if you happen to've been sitting/laying for awhile, make circles along with your ankle and perform a little calf stretching (pull your feet towards you) earlier than status up. Good good fortune!

Answer 4

Dude give them the heave -ho ,i have probs in my L5-S1 well ,and i know what u mean my PAIN.Just go to a different doctor or different hospital ,dont wait.Dont take anymore chances with your back

Answer 5

iI am so sorry. I know of wht you speak. i had 3 disks removed in my cervical, neck and 3 cadaver disks put in place with metal plating and fusion and screws. i am in pain all the time. I have a Dr. that treats me for pain. I've been on time released morphine and cortisone shots every 3-5 mos. I hate the shots but they help some after about a week of getting over the pain of the shots. The morphine I know helps but I have psin still almost constant;y. I am trying for disabiolity. It is very depressing. Turned down for LTD at work, they say pre-existing. I would just like relief and to be normal. I'd work 3 jobs to feel better. I use hot soaks in Epsom salts.i have a heat pad in my chair and one on my bed. I use ice...I know it sounds awful and it feels awful but, the ice works on taking the inflamation down. I can't take anti inflamatory drugs or regular pain medecine either. They say elavil helps but it gives me indigestion and I can't take it. Something that does help for sleep which has become my biggest enemy and my most debilitating side effect from the pain is helped by an antipsychotic called Seroquil...it helps me sleep. So, you really need to get to a pain management Dr. and get some help. There is no reason for anyone to suffer like that. Especially after surgery and they know you are in trouble.Also, my bones were degenerating. i had no choice. I had pain for 4-5 yrs. before anyone found the cause and did anything about it. So, I may not be better but, I have to have something hold my head up.....I felt like I was in a no win situation. I had gone to Chiropractor, massage th=erapist, physical therapy, pain management had epidurals on neck before surgery, then had botox, I tried it all. Then I was reffered to a Neurosurgeon and he had a myelogram and when the die goes into your head to take cat scan of your neck it feels like your head is gping to come off, the worst pain ever. i had to be sedated 3 x the normal amount before surgery. Pain meds just don't seem to do me much good. Now my husbands Ins. won't p[ay for the time release pain med so I will have to switch. He told me he would knock me out when my husbands ins. kicks in. I told him he allready tried that and it did not phase me. i went out to eat and to wal mart and home and it didn't make a difference. So, you might have to take something that will shut off the receptors in your braina nd help with the depression your condition causes. Ask the Dr. to try you on either Elavil or the best for me when I want to sleep well, is seroquil. It also helps with the pain. I really feel for you and will pray for you to get the right meds. Sometimes the pain radiates, I have it in my neck but it goes down my back, arms, neck is really bad. headaches, migraines with visual disturbances, under my arms and down to lower back from sitting and not being able to lie in bed like normal. So try to just find some relief and deal with any other issues later. They won't usually operate anyhow ir you are in the shape you are in. Just work on relief and depression. I pray you will see a DR. who will get you at least to the point you can stand it. Good luck. Love coming your way.By the way mine was done in 5-05 and it was he** from then till now and still is. So it won't be a quick process, don';t think you are going to be normal again. Just concentrate on getting relief and sleep and eat well.