Hello again.
6 weeks ago I was at my neurosurgeon. I had had no relief in the L5 pain on the right side after injection with cortisone. I had S1 pain on the left side from the regenerated cyst.
It was decided that I should do foraminal decompression on the right L5 by removing a minor part of the facet joint. On the left side where the cyst was regenerated and irritated the S1 root it was planned to obliterate the facet joint.
Before operation a CT myelografi was performed. The myelografi showed no filling of the L5 root sheet on the right side and no filling of the L5 root sheet on the left side. On the left side the L5 root was dislocated.
Operation was planned on the 15. of august. The last week before operation I had some relief of my pain. I was able to walk 30 min. with little pain.
On the 15. of august the operation was cancelled because I was better in my pain.
My neurosurgeon would only operate if the pain is intolerable or in case of paresis.
My situation is now somewhat frustrating. I have numbness from L5 both sides and some from S1 left side. If I stand more than 5-10 min or walk I expire reduced strength in the right quadriceps.
I was very disappointed when the operation was cancelled because I had hoped to bee”cured” for my symptoms.
Would your advise concerning operation bee the same as my neurosurgeon?
