Guest guest Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Hi! First info - I had back surgery last September to repair a herniated disc that was laying on my nerve and causing severe pain in back, hip, leg, for 6 weeks. They did surgery because I had considerable nerve damage. During July and August, I went through 2 packs of oral steroids (the 2nd was 3 times stronger than the 1st), 2 injections (the first was the most painful thing I've ever experienced and did not work at all, the 2nd was better cuz they gave me 2 xanax beforehand and it worked about 55%), then I had a heavy steroid through IV right before surgery. My questions: I still have pain if I do a little bit of just about anything, is this normal? And if I do too much, the pain stays around the rest of the day. There is kind of a lump on my back right above where they cut, is this normal? I have been dieting for 6 weeks and have not lost any weight, is this normal with all the steroids I had and how long do they stay in your system? They said my nerve could take a year to heal - my left leg is still very weak and still gets numb. Well, I've been sitting in this chair too long, I'm starting to hurt! Thank for all the help...........Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Hi! First info - I had back surgery last September to repair a herniated disc that was laying on my nerve and causing severe pain in back, hip, leg, for 6 weeks. They did surgery because I had considerable nerve damage. During July and August, I went through 2 packs of oral steroids (the 2nd was 3 times stronger than the 1st), 2 injections (the first was the most painful thing I've ever experienced and did not work at all, the 2nd was better cuz they gave me 2 xanax beforehand and it worked about 55%), then I had a heavy steroid through IV right before surgery. My questions: I still have pain if I do a little bit of just about anything, is this normal? And if I do too much, the pain stays around the rest of the day. There is kind of a lump on my back right above where they cut, is this normal? I have been dieting for 6 weeks and have not lost any weight, is this normal with all the steroids I had and how long do they stay in your system? They said my nerve could take a year to heal - my left leg is still very weak and still gets numb. Well, I've been sitting in this chair too long, I'm starting to hurt! Thank for all the help...........Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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