S-1 nerve damage

[gran8rocks68]

To make this short I had surgery 7 yrs ago L-4 L-5 lami....I'm a scare tissue machine and it has completely covered S-1 nerve... jan 04 I blew out L-5 and it damaged my S -1 nerve... had surgery July 04 to fix L-5 but They can't see how bad the nerve is damaged... To date I'm still in major pain in the center of my left butt cheek and behind my knee... I'm on tons of pain med since jan... Doc said this may be as good as it gets.... BULL***T ... not the right answer.... anyone???? I'm all ears...

Thanks be good

[mtex]

you could always get a 2cnd opinion. i have nerve damage between vertebre's c-5 & C6 that have left my right arm much weaker. i have been back at the gym & getting stronger by the week, but im not sure if i will EVER be 100%. sometimes if nerves are damaged enough , they will not heal. its nerves bro, not tissue

[gran8rocks68]

thanks bro...yea I got 2nd and 3rds and the answer is the same.....the gym seems to be the only answer...

be good

[Larry]

Last year I got twisted on a jet ski and herniated my disk which pinched my sciatic nerve. I was not able to stand on the ball of my right foot or use my right calf muscle. My right calf would also get major cramps quite often. Basically, my right leg would just drag. I got epidural shots, anti inflammatory drugs, etc. I was going to the gym but needless to say I didn’t do any leg work. After about eight months, I decided to talk to a neurosurgeon. Two days before my appointment it all of a sudden (like overnight) improved dramatically. I was able to stand on the ball of my foot for about five seconds and my leg didn’t drag nearly as much. It’s been about five months since the improvement and my right calf is still weaker than the left and I still get cramps every other day or so but at least my leg isn’t dragging and I walk and feel pretty normal. I went to a nerve specialist when it was bad and they shocked my leg and stuck needles in it to check the damage and they said my nerves were still able to repair themselves. Maybe you should look into getting one of these tests (It hurts like hell though)

[gran8rocks68]

Hey Larry, yea I had 6 months worth of epies/myloscopy/raz cathider/ and the last thing they tried was the spinal cord stimulator<<< this thing just turned me into a human vibrator.....lol and it has way to many limitations so besides it not working as it should have they took it out... I had surgery to fix the disk and explore my condition in july.. but the nerve pain in my butt cheek and behind my knee is way out of control. My only option is for them to go in and put steal... but before I do something like that I'm going to wait this out to see how the nerve starts to heal... and continue to workout around the pain as much as possibile...

thanks for the posts you guys are aight!!lol

be good

Originally Posted by Larry

Last year I got twisted on a jet ski and herniated my disk which pinched my sciatic nerve. I was not able to stand on the ball of my right foot or use my right calf muscle. My right calf would also get major cramps quite often. Basically, my right leg would just drag. I got epidural shots, anti inflammatory drugs, etc. I was going to the gym but needless to say I didn’t do any leg work. After about eight months, I decided to talk to a neurosurgeon. Two days before my appointment it all of a sudden (like overnight) improved dramatically. I was able to stand on the ball of my foot for about five seconds and my leg didn’t drag nearly as much. It’s been about five months since the improvement and my right calf is still weaker than the left and I still get cramps every other day or so but at least my leg isn’t dragging and I walk and feel pretty normal. I went to a nerve specialist when it was bad and they shocked my leg and stuck needles in it to check the damage and they said my nerves were still able to repair themselves. Maybe you should look into getting one of these tests (It hurts like hell though)