Kim, I have L4/5 and L5/6 (or L5/S1, depending on who's talking) disc degeneration. I have had pain that runs from my hip then down the front of my thigh, toward the inside of my knee. I think this pain is from the L5/6 disc. Where exactly is the pain in your thigh and knee?
And I also had much more pain after my discogram, so bad that I could hardly walk. And it got extremely bad in my knee, I felt like a poker was being stabbed into my knee. I also started having some slight numbness and tingling in my lower leg and feet, as well as around my knee, after the discogram. It took about a week before it started to feel slightly better, and that was with taking more pain meds.
When do you go see the doctor about the discogram results? I wouldn't be surprised if you do have problems with L5/S1.
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Cathy
46 years old. 12-15 years of intermittent pain, 2 years with constant pain.
DDD, L4-5 and L5-S1, pain confirmed by discogram.
PT, ESI's, Facet injection and block, Acupuncture - all no help.
2-level (Prodisc-L) ADR surgery with Dr. Bertagnoli, May 26, 2009.
Currently taking Opana-ER (tapering off) and oxycodone
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