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Reply With QuoteGday mate, glad to hear things went well. Bummer about the sympathetic nerve disruption.
What exactly do you mean by testicular drop?
Hang in there.
Chris.
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Going back 2 work, have "personal" ? Hey guys & gals:
Sorry I haven't been online of late, had to work right up to surgery(13th of Dec) and it was a bear. Had L4/5 Pro-Disc, 1st one my surgeon has done outside of his published FDA trials.
I am back to work ( with lifting restrictions) but otherwise better.
I am on Advil now, 200 mg twice daily, 400@ bedtime.
Men. here is my concern. I have L sided inguinal numbness which surgeon said will resolve. I also have (and this is the part that is worrying me) L testicular drop. I just really noticed it, but that entire area has greater discomfort that the actual disc.....
Thanks in advance
Bert
..... Btw, I intend to provide a detailed post-op explanation of what I did to get to this point ( I am a PT after all) by weeks end!!!
Happy New Year to alll
Re: Going back 2 work, have "personal" ? Gday mate, glad to hear things went well. Bummer about the sympathetic nerve disruption.
What exactly do you mean by testicular drop?
Hang in there.
Chris.
One testicle has no control, no reflexive draw, no cremaster response. By nights end-like right now, that area exhibits more discomfort than my surgical area.
This was not an issue prior to sx.
Thanks
B
Re: Going back 2 work, have "personal" ? The left testicle hanging lower than the right is normal. In terms of the lack of cremasteric response, this should get better (return to normal) after your ilioinguinal nerve "calms down" after being traumatized (*I'm assuming here) during surgery. The nerve that is actually involved in the motor response (the testis lifting) during the cremasteric reflex is the genitofemoral nerve.Originally Posted by bman
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Re: Going back 2 work, have "personal" ? Well speaking colloquially, my balls have always been a wonky old mess and I've never worried about it too much.
That nerve damage must be freaking you out but, not fun, tho I'm sure it will clear up and recede eventually. Probably something to mention to the surgeon, but they'd generally rather talk about backs than balls.
Let us know how you get on.
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