Hiya I'm Alyssa but my friends know me as Lyssie... I'm 20 y/o live in Guildford UK and had surgery for scoliosis at 17 in 2006 and I wouldn't ever regret a second of my decision (I had anterior approach and an fused T11-L3 and my wonderful surgeon is Mr K Lam)! I then had surgery for pectus excavatum last January age 19 and same - I wouldn't ever regret it all! Thanks to my thoracic surgeon
I started having a lot of pain last year and had an MRI on my lower spine which showed osteoathritis in my facet joints and 2 disc buldges. Pressing on my sciatic nerve causing a lot of leg pain. I ended up having facet joint injections and nerve root block too. (Mr Lam did these)... The pain carried on and I started taking tramadol well for about a month now I have been getting numbness in my bottom and left sole of my foot now. Especially back pain and I seem to have lost height again on my left side as my physio measured me and has given me a block to put under my left foot in shoes. I have realised that I've been 'leaning' again and my mum's been telling me to stand straight!
I am waiting for a call from my surgeons secretary to see what he suggests. I am having physiotherapy along with acupuncture and core stability ex's to help with pain and strengthening. The acupuncture is helping a lot with my neck so I'm hoping it'll help with my lower back too.
That's a bit of the story
Sorry for boaring you all,
Lyssie xx
I started having a lot of pain last year and had an MRI on my lower spine which showed osteoathritis in my facet joints and 2 disc buldges. Pressing on my sciatic nerve causing a lot of leg pain. I ended up having facet joint injections and nerve root block too. (Mr Lam did these)... The pain carried on and I started taking tramadol well for about a month now I have been getting numbness in my bottom and left sole of my foot now. Especially back pain and I seem to have lost height again on my left side as my physio measured me and has given me a block to put under my left foot in shoes. I have realised that I've been 'leaning' again and my mum's been telling me to stand straight!
I am waiting for a call from my surgeons secretary to see what he suggests. I am having physiotherapy along with acupuncture and core stability ex's to help with pain and strengthening. The acupuncture is helping a lot with my neck so I'm hoping it'll help with my lower back too.
That's a bit of the story
Sorry for boaring you all,
Lyssie xx
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