i just had 2 back surgeries one on may 19th 2014, and he made my back worse, so i went to chicago university hospital and had back surgery again to try and fix what went wrong before one hernated discs and three bulging discs and i also have bad nerve damage in the right leg so the new doctor tried to fix the damage to the right leg on nov. 5th 2014 , how long do you think i will be able to find out if the nerves have been repaired, he said he scraped off all the nerve damage and also he tried to find out if the discs are off the nerves so my pain would be releaved. i have had 3 epiduals in my spine and i cant have anymore, i am taking oxycodone , ultram, 2-10/325 norcos every 6 hours and i still hurt and now i have a new problem my foot and leg blow up like a ballon when i try to walk , is there a solution to my problems and how long will it take for me to know if i am better?
Dear, one thing we all need to learn, knife is not a solution to problems, most of the time consultants are knife happy, and they are hellbent on removing those discs, but do you know why you were in this in the first instance, any spine surgery without change of lifestyle is bound to fail in two to three years. Moreover the recovery in nerves depends on two factors, one if the damage was to the extent of severe damage, hope of recovery is not much even if you remove the offending disc. Your symptoms in the leg are due to sensory feedback lack in your limb.