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Wobbly leg - can anyone help?; After ADR
Topic Started: 12 Oct 2010, 07:13 AM (1,106 Views)
Tony L
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Hi glad you appointment went well, so now things may start to improve for you. Can I borrow one of your dogs, my wife won't let me get one, even though I said it has to have short legs lol.

All the best
Tony
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naintaid
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arg sad for you tony not being allowed a dog. i had 5 up till last year but my 2 german shepherds were put down due to old age and strokes ,but they were 16 and 14 so great ages. i now have 3 . 2 pomeraian cross chuchuhuas and 1 cross cairn terrier and my kakariki bird who thinks she is a dog and picks on them when shes out of her cage.just now she is in the lounge bin playing in sweet wrappers...crazy bird.
discetomy feb 2005
discetomy june 2005
mri 3 of
cat scan
facet joint injections .aug 2007
adr active l disc 2 level .l4l5 and l5 s1 .sept 2010.
2 blood transfusion after adr surgery
feeling more positive.

4 years post op and everything is fine,really pleased with outcome.
go back every 2 years for check up and x ray.
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Lynda
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That's good that you managed to bring your appt forward a week, well done on that front as appointments are difficult to change.

As a by the by I had leg pain which came on at three weeks and lasted around three or four months. Hope yours isn't giving you too much bother. Did you get the oaky to swim? If you are a swimmer that is. I really enjoyed the swimming I did post-op, the support of the water made the exercises easier to do.

Lynda
May 2008 onwards - Lumbar facet injections - First post-op ones four years post surgery, have lost count of the number I've had since then but they do help. Pre-op they didn't make much difference- Mr Shackleford, Warrington
Feb 2008 - Cervical TDR, (Activ C's) C5/6 & C6/7- Mr Shackleford, Warrington
May 2006 - Craniotomy and resection frontal lobe brain tumour - The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Feb 2004 - Lumbar TDR, (ProDisc's) L4/5 & L5/S1 - Mr Shackleford, Warrington
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naintaid
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hi lynda
i didnt swop dates ,s sec did but i dont mind cause like u said a week earlier.
yer i can swim if i want to.
pains in calves have gone so far(touch wood) but its the numb thigh /knee and calf when i have been sitting thats the new thing but physio wasnt concered but last time i had it ,pre op i was admitted back into hosp for second disectomy so thats what bothered me but she said just nerves moving.
discetomy feb 2005
discetomy june 2005
mri 3 of
cat scan
facet joint injections .aug 2007
adr active l disc 2 level .l4l5 and l5 s1 .sept 2010.
2 blood transfusion after adr surgery
feeling more positive.

4 years post op and everything is fine,really pleased with outcome.
go back every 2 years for check up and x ray.
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Alastair
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After surgery it is NOT advised to start walking a dog unless it is extremely well disciplined because if you have a dog on a lead and the dog pulls forward after a rabbit or a cat or something quickly, then it will possibly damage the good surgery that you've had just by a forward twisting motion. We have had one patient who got his next-door neighbour to walk his dog for six months until he was really well, and it was a well disciplined dog. :D
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Nailah
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I saw the physio yesterday. He has given me exercises to strengthen my 'wobbly' and the weakness in my left leg. This morning my leg feels like it has done a full workout. My back feels fine.

I went to see my doctor 7 weeks post op to get myself on the physiotherapist waiting list. I was very surprised when I got a phone call to say my appointment had come through. As I am only 9 weeks post op (I was told at my 6 wk post op at the hospital that I could not have physiotherapy until the 12th week) I won't be seeing the physio for another couple of weeks now.

So I will keep up with my exercises and hope that I can get more strength into the leg. As I have had weakness in my foot and leg for over 11 yrs the physio has told me that my leg will never get back to what it was before my accident.

Naintaid – I still have numbness in my right thigh. I was told that this was due to the surgery when they move muscles, nerves and organs, etc out of the way. I have been told that in time this will go. To be honest it doesn’t bother me because the main thing is that I have no back pain. Anything else is a bonus. I’m pleased to hear that the pain in your calves have gone – it is not nice and is very painful. Are you now getting out of the house and going for a walk?

Cheers
Nailah
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ajj1001
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Nailah,Oct 26 2010
08:31 AM
As I am only 9 weeks post op (I was told at my 6 wk post op at the hospital that I could not have physiotherapy until the 12th week) I won't be seeing the physio for another couple of weeks now.

It sounds like it went well, you have got something to work on before starting rehab properly.
I managed to regain alot of function in my right leg (that was my worst one post adr) but was left with some numbness all the way down the side of it. Its worth the hard work to get it as good as it can be.
Std Meds Gabapentin, MR Tramadol, Paracetemol, Laxatives
2011 Sept PLIF L4 - S1
2010 May Discogram L2/L3 & L3/L4 both looking ok.
2009 May PLG Fusion L5/S1 Charite in situ
April Dismissed
2008 Caudal Epidural failed to work
2007 Deterioration L5/S1 Facet arthritis, Loss of disc height.
2004 Returned to Work
2002 Aug - physio
March 2 level ADR Charite L4/5, L5/S1
2000 Broadbased disc prolapses L4/5, L5/S1
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naintaid
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hi folks, glad to hear that on the whole things are better for you all. alastair my dogs are only chuhuahua and pomerainions and they only go on their leads to cross the road outside my house then they walk off lead and they dont pull at all so physio okayed it.
i feel really good still .am having trouble with curling into a ball as exercise .i am meant to hold for 10 secs x 10 times but can only do it 5 times but can do the rest ok. back still aches if i sit too long.
back to warrington for 2 nd physio thursday then following fri its post op to see mr s or one of his team.
discetomy feb 2005
discetomy june 2005
mri 3 of
cat scan
facet joint injections .aug 2007
adr active l disc 2 level .l4l5 and l5 s1 .sept 2010.
2 blood transfusion after adr surgery
feeling more positive.

4 years post op and everything is fine,really pleased with outcome.
go back every 2 years for check up and x ray.
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Nailah
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Naintaid - you have to listen to your body and if you feel that you can only do 5 repetitions of an exercise then so be it. Start at 5 repetitions and the next day try and do an extra one; increasing the amount slowly. Over time you will be able to do more. My physio told me that yesterday and to do only what I feel is comfortable for me. It is still early days for both of us. This isn't the Jane Fonda workout of feeling the 'burn' and no pain no gain.

Thanks ajj1001 it is reassuring to know that others have had the numbness and weakness in the legs and with patience and exercise that I can strengthen my leg. As for the numbness in my thigh if this is a side effect of the surgery - so be it. I can live with the numbness it is not hindering me.

I saw the pain management consultant today. I am slowly being weaned off my meds. It will take some time but I'm okay about it - I don't want to go 'cold turkey'

Cheers
Nailah
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naintaid
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i think all of us whomhave had our operations are very lucky as i feel that soon some operations will be cancelled etc due to all the cuts in nhs so hopefully those near their op due dates will get their operations as planned.
discetomy feb 2005
discetomy june 2005
mri 3 of
cat scan
facet joint injections .aug 2007
adr active l disc 2 level .l4l5 and l5 s1 .sept 2010.
2 blood transfusion after adr surgery
feeling more positive.

4 years post op and everything is fine,really pleased with outcome.
go back every 2 years for check up and x ray.
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naintaid
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had second physio app y/day and told her that my back is hurting again like before op so she has cut my exercise reps to 5 of each and stopped me doing the curl up into a ball as i was having difficulty and it hurt. she said my stomach muscles are god and i can do the rest not stretching my spine out though as this has caused a flare up. so i took some ibuprofen and seems to have settlred. still not comfy sitting on hard chairs can do lounge chair for about 15 mins then either walk around.stand or lie flat on floor.
physio in 2 weeks now to allow back to recover but also because i am seeing mr s next fri for post op exam.
she also told me to hold my stomach muscles in when hoovering. i hadnt been but it does help. ttfn
discetomy feb 2005
discetomy june 2005
mri 3 of
cat scan
facet joint injections .aug 2007
adr active l disc 2 level .l4l5 and l5 s1 .sept 2010.
2 blood transfusion after adr surgery
feeling more positive.

4 years post op and everything is fine,really pleased with outcome.
go back every 2 years for check up and x ray.
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Nailah
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Hi Naintaid

Sorry to hear that you are having to reduce your exercise repetitions as it has given you a flare up. I would have thought it hoovering is not good for someone who is recovering from major surgery with the twisting, pulling and pushing a heavy machine. Get someone else to do your hoovering.

I was silly last week and I tried to walk further than what my body allowed - boy, what a flare up I had. I was reducing my medication but had to increase it last week because of my stupidity. My mind says that I feel great but at the moment my body is flagging behind. I need to listen to my body a bit more. I am beginning to realise that it a long term recovery.

I see my NHS physio again on Monday for my second appointment. Unfortunately, I am not seeing the hospital's physio due to the long travelling distance away from where I live. However, I am unsure on this physio as when I saw him last I asked him whether he had any experience on exercises for post recovery ADR patients. He has only had one patient and that was a few years ago. He wanted me to bend forward and lean back - I refused but he was not happy. I am 10 weeks post op. Later I rang the hospital physiotherapy dept for advice and they said that if he contacts them they would give him the correct exercises. When I rang the physio to ask him to ring the hospital I could tell that he was put out - I see trouble ahead. <_<

Nailah
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ajj1001
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a good physio will take advice or seek it if they are't experienced. stick to your guns and get the rehab you need!
Std Meds Gabapentin, MR Tramadol, Paracetemol, Laxatives
2011 Sept PLIF L4 - S1
2010 May Discogram L2/L3 & L3/L4 both looking ok.
2009 May PLG Fusion L5/S1 Charite in situ
April Dismissed
2008 Caudal Epidural failed to work
2007 Deterioration L5/S1 Facet arthritis, Loss of disc height.
2004 Returned to Work
2002 Aug - physio
March 2 level ADR Charite L4/5, L5/S1
2000 Broadbased disc prolapses L4/5, L5/S1
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Lynda
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You did right to be assertive Nailah, well done.

Nailah,Nov 5 2010
11:04 AM
When I rang the physio to ask him to ring the hospital I could tell that he was put out - I see trouble ahead.


If, when you next attend, you feel uncomfortable at all ask to speak to the department manager and request a change to a different physiotherapist.

In my experience the physios have been really interested in finding out about disc replacement for their own development but it sounds like this guy took it as a criticism . :rolleyes:

Let us know how you get on.

Regarding your recent flare up, I think we're all guilty of pushing too far at some time or other, its a way of learning the boundaries though. Hope things have settled down now and it hasn't been too much of a set back.

Take care

Lynda

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May 2008 onwards - Lumbar facet injections - First post-op ones four years post surgery, have lost count of the number I've had since then but they do help. Pre-op they didn't make much difference- Mr Shackleford, Warrington
Feb 2008 - Cervical TDR, (Activ C's) C5/6 & C6/7- Mr Shackleford, Warrington
May 2006 - Craniotomy and resection frontal lobe brain tumour - The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Feb 2004 - Lumbar TDR, (ProDisc's) L4/5 & L5/S1 - Mr Shackleford, Warrington
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naintaid
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hi nailah
i have physio at warrington and so they are all trainned for adr and she said it is fine to bend and lean back ,nothing can effect discs now and i was 6 weeks then.i did query this as i wasnt happy leaning back but she said you need to do it so the discs learn to move that way.
i saw mr s today for 6 week post op and he told me to touch my toes which i did. he is very happy with me and told me physio correct in all she has done.
i bought a big ball cause he told me to sit on one whilst on laptop.
he said nothing can damage discs that they know of yet except power lifting like they do in usa..so that activity is out now lol.
i said my back aches still and he said this is due to 5 years of poor posture due to pain ,he kept pushing my tummy in and tucking my bottom under to show me how to stand.
well hope you feel good soon . bye x
discetomy feb 2005
discetomy june 2005
mri 3 of
cat scan
facet joint injections .aug 2007
adr active l disc 2 level .l4l5 and l5 s1 .sept 2010.
2 blood transfusion after adr surgery
feeling more positive.

4 years post op and everything is fine,really pleased with outcome.
go back every 2 years for check up and x ray.
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