Unfortunately I have to get back surgery 4 herniated disc that's causing pressure on sciatic nerve & leg spasms. Once healed & recovered from that I 100% plan on getting back out there (and have been planning it--will be people-powered with subscriptions)https://twitter.com/bobkroeger/status/965637082952716288 …
I had a big herniated disc that was pressed up on my sciatic nerve (L5-S1). A piece of that disc that was compressed on the nerve broke off into my spinal column, causing severe muscle spasms in my butt, hamstring, and calf and causing my left foot to be completely numb.
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Tried physical therapy BEFORE I got an MRI and learned a disc piece had broken off. Multiple doctors told me PT wouldn’t help and it needed to be removed. That was March 1st and my foot is mostly back (still numb on left side a little). But if your disc is pressing on nerve for
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Long enough it can cause loss of sensation/reflex (I had no achilles reflex before surgery). I don’t know your exact situation but get an MRI if you haven’t had one in awhile. I had 2 in the span of a year. First one didn’t show disc piece broken off and stuck in my spinal column
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how long before you had surgery? What did you try before? How bad was the siatica pain? How big was the hernia? what type of surgery was it and how did it go? 