At five months and about one week after my surgery (fused T4 to sacrum with one cage between L4 and L5) my sciatic pain has returned! My surgeon (Dr. Lenke ) put me on a Prednisone dose pack for a week. It helped the arthritis in my fingers but did not relieve the sciatic pain. This has been very disappointing as I dealt with this for about 18 years before my surgery and it was great to not have it for 5 months after surgery. Dr. Lenke is surprised at this returning and said maybe it is due to scar tissue formation. I saw a neurosurgeon locally today and he said that was a possibility and could refer me to a pain management doctor for a possible steroid injection if it gets worse. I never had injections before surgery, just felt I had to tolerate it. I also have been given a new diagnosis this week by my rheumatologist of Psoriatic arthritis. I will start a new treatment this week for that. I am still glad I had my surgery and would do it again as my lumbar pain is gone and my rib is no longer pressing hard on my pelvis. The sciatic pain in my right hip mainly hurts most when I sit so I now stand or walk most of the day. Anyone out there with a similar return of sciatic pain after surgery?
Jane
Jane
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