So scared. 2010-2018 After multiple epidural injections, nerve root blocks and multiple spinal fluid leaks and three spine surgeries later the horrific problems continue now I’m being faced with these nerve ablation procedures. I’m highly concerned because the aftermath of epidural injections in my neck left me with Essential Tremors since 2017. I’m highly concerned now having anyone get that close to my nerves in my spine. “Is it just me or is there anyone else out there experiencing such a huge amount of bad luck with their spine” the pain now includes the opposite leg post surgery including my buttocks arms, shoulders and lower back.
I had 4 surgeries 3 on my neck 1 on my back both were fused but failed I was diagnosed with failed back syndrome I’m in a lot of pain I’m on Percocet but is not working as good anymore because I have been on it since my injuries back in 11/13 /2014 I can’t leave my house because any sudden move will trigger a spasms and pain follows any help would be greatly appreciated thank you 🙏
Hi Jesse, I am sorry to hear about this. I have seen patients with surgical fusion in the neck (cervical spine). There are many things to consider in therapy. If you are looking for a therapist, be sure they have experience with post surgical care. I wish I can be more helpful, but I am very limited here without an evaluation in person. I hope you can appreciated this.
Hi sir...I have FBSS..I had L4-L5 fused in 2003 and my hardware removed last year in the hope that I might get some relief but sadly not..what's your thoughts on epidural fibrosis? The health service here in the uk have told me to live with it now after trying lots of treatments..everything you can imagine I e tried .I now can't leave my home because of the pain..it doesn't take much to induce a spasm...my thoughts are because my vertebrae are fused this would cause the machanics of the spine to sat differently from how nature intended..I'm in chronic pain around my fused are and also in my middle back around T8-T9 area can this be caused be nerve damaged or because of the spinal movement being restricted in the lumbar area? I'm no longer hoping to get any relief just to understand why I'm in so much pain..I still do physical excerces like soft yoga but it just causes more pain and spasms..my stomach is like a rock so and I'm not over weight..I'm 6.5 and 210lbs and a 48yrs man..I'm really struggling to understand where my pain is coming from...:)
Hi Wayne. Thanks for leaving your question. I can see you are going through lots with your back pain and how frustrating it must be. FBSS can result even when everything in the surgery went well. Since surgery is invasive in the sense that tissues have to be cut, removed, or fused with metals, you can imagine that the body will want to innately heal the structures and tissues that have been cut or drilled during the surgery. This alone can result in post-surgical scar tissue formation, much like a scar forming on the skin after it has been cut or scraped. This is why epidural fibrosis would develop. The spine and lower back is a very intricate area of the body in terms of anatomy, physiology, neurology, structure, and function. Also, the disc and the joint capsules (ligaments) are highly pain-sensitive structures of the spine. Even after surgery, these structures can be affected by poor spinal alignment, stressed by bad posture, irritated by bony degeneration or scar tissue, which would result in inflammation and therefore pain. Now when the underlying structural problems are not corrected, the insult on these pain-sensitive tissues becomes chronic and therefore chronic inflammation results, which can last for months or years for some people. The key is to discover what the underlying structural problems are and focus on correcting that and then stabilizing it. Surgery tends to be a mechanistic way to try to solve a health problem-it looks for the damaged area and either cuts it out or fuses it but never looks at the surrounding structures that could be the contributing factor to the disc damage. The sacrum could be misaligned or unlevelled, the pelvis can be rotated or malpositioned, the femur (thigh bones) can also be unlevelled (called anatomical leg length inequality), or other areas of the lumbar spine (lower back), thoracic spine (mid back), and cervical spine (neck) could be globally misaligned that contributed to the damage in the lower back disc. All these structures need to be evaluated so that a corrective plan can be formulated that aims at correcting the underlying problem and not just doing patch-up fix. Now, even though you have had chronic post-surgical pain, do not lose hope. The body has an innate ability to recover and heal especially when properly supported. I have several patients who have had low back surgery in the past with current low back and leg pain and they are responding well to corrective care. So, hang in there and keep on searching for the answer. I would start with looking for a corrective care chiropractor that is trained in Chiropractic BioPhysics (CBP) in your area. You can find one here, possibly, at this directory... idealspine.com/directory. There are CBP trained docs in UK. Check to see if there's one close to you. I know this is long answer to a frustrating scenario that you are experiencing. I hope that you are able to learn something and find hope to getting the relief and correction you need and desire. Best, Dr. Walter
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Hi Daniel, thanks for asking your question here. Assuming that you had a thorough spinal examination, xrays, and MRI done, you have several options for care. I would recommend seeing a corrective care chiropractor to assess for and correct any spinal misalignments. This will help stabilize the spinal structure and alignment, improve function, mobility, and reduce pain. If you need help finding a corrective care chiropractor in your area, check out this doctor directory... idealspine.com/directory. You may also need rehabilitative work to help strengthen and stabilize the lower back muscles. Most chiropractors can help with this. Also, a physiotherapist can help with pain reduction, rehab exercises, and mobility exercises. But physiotherapy will not focus on spinal alignment and correction of underlying spinal problems. Chiropractic is beneficial for this. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask me here again. Cheers.
Hello doc! The doctor did laminectomy and foraminotomy and it has been two months but I'm still in pain. The doctor wants to do fusion now but saying I'm too young for it.
So scared. 2010-2018 After multiple epidural injections, nerve root blocks and multiple spinal fluid leaks and three spine surgeries later the horrific problems continue now I’m being faced with these nerve ablation procedures. I’m highly concerned because the aftermath of epidural injections in my neck left me with Essential Tremors since 2017. I’m highly concerned now having anyone get that close to my nerves in my spine. “Is it just me or is there anyone else out there experiencing such a huge amount of bad luck with their spine” the pain now includes the opposite leg post surgery including my buttocks arms, shoulders and lower back.
I had 4 surgeries 3 on my neck 1 on my back both were fused but failed I was diagnosed with failed back syndrome I’m in a lot of pain I’m on Percocet but is not working as good anymore because I have been on it since my injuries back in 11/13 /2014 I can’t leave my house because any sudden move will trigger a spasms and pain follows any help would be greatly appreciated thank you 🙏
Hi Jesse, I am sorry to hear about this. I have seen patients with surgical fusion in the neck (cervical spine). There are many things to consider in therapy. If you are looking for a therapist, be sure they have experience with post surgical care. I wish I can be more helpful, but I am very limited here without an evaluation in person. I hope you can appreciated this.
Hi sir...I have FBSS..I had L4-L5 fused in 2003 and my hardware removed last year in the hope that I might get some relief but sadly not..what's your thoughts on epidural fibrosis? The health service here in the uk have told me to live with it now after trying lots of treatments..everything you can imagine I e tried .I now can't leave my home because of the pain..it doesn't take much to induce a spasm...my thoughts are because my vertebrae are fused this would cause the machanics of the spine to sat differently from how nature intended..I'm in chronic pain around my fused are and also in my middle back around T8-T9 area can this be caused be nerve damaged or because of the spinal movement being restricted in the lumbar area? I'm no longer hoping to get any relief just to understand why I'm in so much pain..I still do physical excerces like soft yoga but it just causes more pain and spasms..my stomach is like a rock so and I'm not over weight..I'm 6.5 and 210lbs and a 48yrs man..I'm really struggling to understand where my pain is coming from...:)
Hi Wayne. Thanks for leaving your question. I can see you are going through lots with your back pain and how frustrating it must be. FBSS can result even when everything in the surgery went well. Since surgery is invasive in the sense that tissues have to be cut, removed, or fused with metals, you can imagine that the body will want to innately heal the structures and tissues that have been cut or drilled during the surgery. This alone can result in post-surgical scar tissue formation, much like a scar forming on the skin after it has been cut or scraped. This is why epidural fibrosis would develop. The spine and lower back is a very intricate area of the body in terms of anatomy, physiology, neurology, structure, and function. Also, the disc and the joint capsules (ligaments) are highly pain-sensitive structures of the spine. Even after surgery, these structures can be affected by poor spinal alignment, stressed by bad posture, irritated by bony degeneration or scar tissue, which would result in inflammation and therefore pain. Now when the underlying structural problems are not corrected, the insult on these pain-sensitive tissues becomes chronic and therefore chronic inflammation results, which can last for months or years for some people. The key is to discover what the underlying structural problems are and focus on correcting that and then stabilizing it. Surgery tends to be a mechanistic way to try to solve a health problem-it looks for the damaged area and either cuts it out or fuses it but never looks at the surrounding structures that could be the contributing factor to the disc damage. The sacrum could be misaligned or unlevelled, the pelvis can be rotated or malpositioned, the femur (thigh bones) can also be unlevelled (called anatomical leg length inequality), or other areas of the lumbar spine (lower back), thoracic spine (mid back), and cervical spine (neck) could be globally misaligned that contributed to the damage in the lower back disc. All these structures need to be evaluated so that a corrective plan can be formulated that aims at correcting the underlying problem and not just doing patch-up fix. Now, even though you have had chronic post-surgical pain, do not lose hope. The body has an innate ability to recover and heal especially when properly supported. I have several patients who have had low back surgery in the past with current low back and leg pain and they are responding well to corrective care. So, hang in there and keep on searching for the answer. I would start with looking for a corrective care chiropractor that is trained in Chiropractic BioPhysics (CBP) in your area. You can find one here, possibly, at this directory... idealspine.com/directory. There are CBP trained docs in UK. Check to see if there's one close to you. I know this is long answer to a frustrating scenario that you are experiencing. I hope that you are able to learn something and find hope to getting the relief and correction you need and desire. Best, Dr. Walter
I might have to remove my hardwere is the post op pain wose then then the actual surgery because it hurt like hell
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Dr. Walter Salubro whats the best option for herniated disc l5 s1 and moderate foraminal stenosis both sides. Had an acute work injury in march 2017.
Hi Daniel, thanks for asking your question here. Assuming that you had a thorough spinal examination, xrays, and MRI done, you have several options for care. I would recommend seeing a corrective care chiropractor to assess for and correct any spinal misalignments. This will help stabilize the spinal structure and alignment, improve function, mobility, and reduce pain. If you need help finding a corrective care chiropractor in your area, check out this doctor directory... idealspine.com/directory. You may also need rehabilitative work to help strengthen and stabilize the lower back muscles. Most chiropractors can help with this. Also, a physiotherapist can help with pain reduction, rehab exercises, and mobility exercises. But physiotherapy will not focus on spinal alignment and correction of underlying spinal problems. Chiropractic is beneficial for this. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask me here again. Cheers.
Hello doc! The doctor did laminectomy and foraminotomy and it has been two months but I'm still in pain. The doctor wants to do fusion now but saying I'm too young for it.