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Old 08-28-2021, 11:37 PM #1
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Just an intro. First diagnosed with sciatica. Spinal surgery in late 2019. Never really regained use of right leg. Pain starts again 3 months later. MRI. They say all looks good. Pain continues. Cortisone injection. No relief. Cortisone injection in right hip, left hip, right piriformis muscle, left piriformis muscle. No relief. They wanted to do another spinal injection and I refused. Seeing my GP on Tuesday. I have requested a EMG and NCS. Feet tingling, muscle spasms, both legs. Very painfull. Using a TENS unit and lumbar traction, still no relief.
Thanks for listening. I think my self diagnoses of peripheral neuropathy is on track.
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Welcome, ronfedd!

I've had some painful bouts of sciatica but have no ready answers for you. Sometimes you do have to live with a condition because the suggested cures have their risks but I hope that you can find something helpful.

My choice was to go with physical therapy every time, and it did help me.
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OP: Sorry for all that you are dealing with, sadly there are no guarantees to the surgery we choose to do, I know as it's going on 11 yrs of a lot of damage from hip replacement in 2010...and I've been thru the mill and work to manage it all every day to keep walking. Before this surgery, I had a female surgery in the 80's and that left me with sciatic damage and it's still with me, it comes and goes and some days are better than others. So about 40 yrs of sciatic issues.

Now on the cortisone injections, they are not the answer and may give a little relief but they truly break down the tissue in our bodies and cause more damage. I hear an MD every week talk about this and I knew before hearing what all he has to say. I don't do those injections. MD's have not much to offer so they always go to the steroids, not good.

I can suggest seeing a Regenerative Medicine provider and at least a consult with your issues... Their work is to avoid surgeries. I have done some of this work, so I know it helps. But a person needs to stay with it. And of course a lot depends on how much damage a person is dealing with.

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And there is a lot more one can do to help manage it all, and on their own with the help of Dr Google.
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