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Originally Posted by Scottish Girl
Hi Everyone,
I'm hoping that someone will be able to help me out. 2 weeks ago I had a discectomy L4/5, but as soon as I came round from the anaesthetic I had leg pain which has gotten worse and worse over the days. Instead of being in my lower leg/ankle area where it was before the surgery, it's now at my hip right down to my foot. Is this normal? Has anyone else experienced this?
I'd really appreciate your help or any information you can give me.
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Hi there. I had something similar to you with my back surgery. Before surgery my pain was in my left leg. Immediately after surgery the pain was in both legs. I asked my orthopedic surgeon about it and the first thing he said was "I monitored your nerve function during the operation and I didn't nick a nerve.". Talk about defensive. It was finally diagnosed as Peripheral Neuropathy although Failed Back Surgery Syndrome was also diagnosed.
Did you surgeon mention anything about nerve function during the operation. I don't know if that's anything that leaves a record such as a paper readout but it may be worth asking about.
Good luck with it. Hopefully your surgeon will be more helpful than mine.