Guest guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 My husband had a L1-S1 laminectomy (no fusion) plus an L5 foramenotomy last Thursday, January 20. He has a 7.5 inch incision and 19 staples (to be removed on January 31). He is doing amazingly well, overall, but still has leg pain, mostly in the calf area. This is where he had the pain pre-op, but only when he arose from sleeping. Now, the pain seems to be present whenever he gets up from a seated position. He is still on Percocet. I have a call in to the surgeon's PA to ask her about this but don't expect a call back until tomorrow (Wednesday). I've done a fair amount of Googling and find that many surgeons tell their patients that they may experience MORE severe leg pain post op as the formerly compressed nerves (which are probably inflamed from years of having been compressed) decompress. Our surgeon didn't say what to expect so the leg pain is somewhat unexpected. Just wondering what other people's experiences on this issue have been. Thanks, in advance. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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