jpenguin , first congratulations on the birth of your baby.
I had developed some bad nerve pain and weakness in my right leg after a fusion last August. I couldn't put my right leg down at all and my left was very painful. It ended up that the screws loosened and the nerves were getting involved in that mess. I was home for 6 weeks in horrible pain and only mobile in a wheelchair. The surgery to remove the hardwear was in sept last year and with that the extreme pain went away. i also had foot numbness .
I had an emg for leg weakness and some nerve pain and i do have permanent damage to my L5 nerve.
Just sharing my story, Hope your doctor offers some help to you
Oh i am having surgery from the front to fuse L2 thru l5 and fix some fractures as it never fused after the instrumentation was removed.
Judy
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2007 ACDF 4-7
2008 hip , knee scope, hip replacement
2009 thoracic T-5 thru T-11fusion
2009 VATS T7-8, posterior only T11-12. removal of thoracic hard wear
2010 lung surgery
2010 T2-L2 kyphosis correction
2010 Kyphoplasty T-3, T-4
2011 Cervical osteotomy ,revision C4-T5
2011 Foot surgery
2011 Revision fusion T7 thru L4/laminectomy
2012 Hammertoe correction left foot
2012 Revision fusion T-12 thru L5
2012 Revision fusion L4-L5
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