Thanks for your update. This information is quite valuable to other individuals who have similar disorders and surgical results. The MRI reading of “pre op Mri report which said proximal cauda equina at t12 l1” probably meant that your herniation was large enough to possibly cause cauda equine syndrome at T12-L1.
Your outer thigh “still numb and sensitive to touch” is still probably a result of the compressive nerve injury. If there is still significant nerve compression at L2-3, you could undergo a SNRB of this nerve. Good temporary relief (see pain diary) could mean a decompression would help. However, minimal relief would mean that this is still a higher injury (at the surgical level) and decompression would not help.
Dr. Corenman
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Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.
Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.