Hello there
my name is Meredith, I am 39yrs, I have a husband, 3teenagers, a dog a cat and DDD with Cordia Equina Syndrome.
2yrs ago I had emergency surgery on L4-L5 the surgeons removed the disc, quarterised the effected nerves and did their best to repair the damage. Sometimes I wonder how much of the damage was actually repaired The result is I can walk, and I can drive but not very far. I can walk upto 1km, and drive maybe for 30mins before having to stop. Small mercies that I am very thankful for.
I still suffer from back pain, infact a day without any kind of backpain is rare or rather non-exsistent.
I am wondering if anyone else has had similar surgeries and what your experiences with recovery has been like. Do you still have numbness in your left leg and foot? I can't feel the toes on my left foot, do your toes and foot have jerky spasms that you cant stop? More recently and perhaps of some concern I have had a cramp in my left leg and lower back for the last 3days, it has started to ease off but walking is still uncomfortable. My sicatic nerve does not seem to be happy Anyway that is me, I would love to hear from you, we can compare surgery scars(just joking, you dont have to take your shirt off)
Cheers Meredith