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Reply With QuoteHi Justin,Originally Posted by Justin66
I like the name BTW.What kind of pain are you having now? Have you had any recent imaging done?
This is a discussion on Discectomy at L4/L5 within the Surgical Outcomes forums, part of the Spine Surgery Forums category; My name is Justin I had a discectomy on my L4/5 in Aug. 09 been doing terrible since then. I ...
Discectomy at L4/L5 My name is Justin I had a discectomy on my L4/5 in Aug. 09 been doing terrible since then. I stumbled across this website a couple of weeks ago and im looking forward to gaining some new knowledge on my options for getting my life back.
re: Discectomy at L4/L5 Hi Justin,
I like the name BTW.
Justin Averna
Founder & President, Spine Patient Society™
www.SpinePatientSociety.org
A 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Nonprofit & Charitable Organization
I'm here to help.
- 1994: Football Injury, Severe Hyperextension
- 1997: Snow Skiing Injury
- 3/7/1997: Laminotomy L4/L5
- 1999 & 2003: Motor Vehicle Accidents (not at fault both times) --> Grade V Annular Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6
- 11/15/2003: 2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6*, *lumbosacral transitional vertebra --> Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
- 4/2008: 4.5 years pain-free before "new" leg pain
- 5/14/2009: Dynamic Stabilization System L4/L5, Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
Questions? Suggestions? Need help with registering, creating a signature, etc.?
justin (at) spinepatientsociety.org
Disclosure: I have no financial relationships with any surgeons, spine clinics, device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, etc. -- the SPS Board of Directors serve without compensation.
re: Discectomy at L4/L5 Welcome to the forum Justin. Has it been recovering from your discectomy that has been the problem or are there other things that are causing difficulties?
alison x
Alison 46 year old female
2012 Doing Rehab
2011 Sept 3rd Op Removal of old instrumentation and PLIF L4/L5 - L5/S1 both adr in situ
2010 May Discogram on L2/L3 & L3/L4
2009 May 2nd Op Failed revision fusion on L5/S1 with Charite ADR in situ
2008 Caudal epidural exacerbated nerve symptoms. Prolapse L2/L3
2007 L5/S1 Facet deterioration
2002 March 1st Op ADR Charite - L4/5, L5/S1
2000 Disc prolapses L4/5, L5/S1
re: Discectomy at L4/L5 Ok, this is totally has nothing to do with this introduction; but I can't resist. I always feel like on these intro forums like we are in an alcoholic anonymous meeting... "Hi, my name's Kathy and I'm a pain sufferer" Group "Hi Kathy".....
Anyhow, Welcome Justin and sorry you have to be here.
31 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 6 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011, completely pain free still!
re: Discectomy at L4/L5 Hi Justin
I also had a disco at L4-L5 in September 09 and doing quite well at that level the other levels not as well.
What are your symptoms ?
Gil
L5-S1 lam 1994
L2 to L5 DDD
L3 -L4 hern Dec 2007.
L4-L5 Annular fissure with mild central stenosis and moderate facet hypertrophy.
L5-S1 bilaterial neural foraminal narrowing with inferior effacement.
L2-L3 Right-sided neural foraminal narrowing
L3-L4 related to posterolateral hypertrophic spurs and facet hypertrophy.
C3-C4 limited DDD
15 injections Depo. P.T. 18 months 9 dose packs,
Nerve Block Injections.4 ESI S1
L5-S1 Foraminotomy 09
L4-L5 Microdiscectomy 09 ReHerniation 4-2010
Surgery 6-29-11 L4-L5-S1 Decompression Fusion L5-S1 and Coflex F implants
re: Discectomy at L4/L5 Well I was trying to put my status in my signature since I have this listed on another site, but this site promted me saying that I had to many characters in my sig. Just as soon as I can condense my sig down it will shed some light on my situation.
re: Discectomy at L4/L5 For some reason I can't save this in my signature but here it is. My pain moves around from the left side to the right. Surgeon said there was some pretty bad instability at that joint where it had degraded.
-Never had back problems until I injured my back trying to pick up to much weight.
-Had left lower back pain that progressed into left leg tingling, pain, and weakness. Two weeks before surgery developed weakness in right ankle.
-8/18/09 had discectomy on L4/5 for left side broad based herniation.
-10/12/09 had MRI over new and on going pain issues. Surgeon says he sees nothing that would cause my problems and called them "odd".
10/13/09 started physical and massage therapy. Technique in massage therapy relieved some of my sciatic issues.
-11/16/09 weakness is gone in legs, left leg still has some sciatic issues, minor compared to what it was.
-No pain on lower left of back... the surgery side, but pain on lower right back that I never had before surgery, comes and goes sometimes with the hours. Right hip pain if I walk a mile or more, never had that before surgery.
-3/3/10 Pain in right side dissapeared overnight. Now sciatica in left leg. YEE HAW!
Last edited by Justin66; 04-12-2010 at 09:03 PM.
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