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  • Bikingenjo
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    Thanks. Is there a way I can test at home if it is a bulge vs inflamed tissue? Also, generally when does tissue settle down? I’d guess after 3-4 months post op

    Bikingenjo
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    in reply to: Stenosis after MD #35457

    This is only my second surgery. Had a microdiscectomy the first time around, and now doing another round of decompression.

    Bikingenjo
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    in reply to: Stenosis after MD #35455

    Thank you so much for your reply as always. It is a big help. I saw my surgeon today and we are going to do another surgery – microdiscectomy, laminectomy, and foraminectomy to decompress the nerve in 2 weeks. He also mentioned he would try to clean up the scar tissue around S1.

    The only thing I am worried about is removing so much bone matter. I’m 26 years old, is there real risk to my health/spine stability etc after doing those 3 procedures at l5s1?

    Bikingenjo
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    in reply to: Stenosis after MD #35450

    IMPRESSION: MRI of the lumbar spine demonstrates:

    Previous left laminectomy at L5-S1. Unchanged left-eccentric disc bulge and posterior annular fissuring, with left lateral recess narrowing and disc contact on the descending left S1 nerve root. Moderate left facet arthropathy. Mild-moderate left and mild right foraminal narrowing. No thecal sac compression.

    Bikingenjo
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    Its been almost a month since my last post so I thought I’d drop by for another update, I guess this thread is a bit like my journal now, which I suppose useful for me and hopefully also to others who are going through something similar.

    Recap: Herniated disc for 5 years, had microdiscectomy 4 months ago. Recovery has been up and down but an MRI 2 months post OP revealed no nerve compression, only a remaining bulge and some scar tissue around S1.

    I had the TFESI injection on the affected side 2 weeks ago and despite the doctor doing a large dose I saw almost no improvement. I felt pretty much the same before and after, which was pretty disheartening.

    Since then I got a little into PRT (pain reprocessing therapy) and have had some success. This whole incident has been very emotionally traumatic for me so this “psychological healing” angle has been very appealing to me. I am curious what you think about such therapy Dr Corenman

    My pain is a persistent 2-3/10 localized around L5. What’s interesting though is there is nothing that really exacerbates my pain, i.e. it never gets worse than that. I can bend and touch my toes, go biking, and I feel pretty much the same low level pain. In the past I would have expected it to get much worse or feel a twinge when I bend. Not sure what to make of it. Perhaps the nerve is still healing.

    Happy holidays!

    Bikingenjo
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    Thanks. And I guess progression to epidural fibrosis is when it doesn’t resolve over time (6m+)?

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