I had surgery for a herniated disc on this last March 10th. 3 weeks after surgery, I developed a stabbing sensation in the toes. At first, it was only when I would lay down. Now it's all the time intermittently. Standing, walking, sitting, laying down.
My doctor INSISTS it is only temporary. I am now 7 weeks into this horrible pain and nothing works to remove it! Was on Gabapentin but it did nothing. Some nights I don't even sleep 10 minutes. Has anyone else had this and what did you do for it?
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It says here that "Back surgery has some risks, including nerve damage, and the chance that the surgery won't relieve your symptoms. And even if you get better with surgery, there is a chance that you may get new symptoms in the future. " www.uofmhealth.org/
I understand that you are wondering if something similar has happened to others. Here a man describes tingling in his toes two weeks after back surgery virginiafamilychiropractic.com/
I think you need to get the opinion of several doctors.
Hello!
The stabbing pain in my toes is EXTREMELY painful. A couple of nights I was thrashing around, screaming. Yes, THAT PAINFUL!
UPDATE; I finally, finally found a doctor who examined my MRI's and he found a problem.
No! It is NOT Radiculopathy! It is Neuropathy! My new doctor just told me the only way to relieve the symptoms is by performing an epidural! Nothing else will work. Gabapentin SORT OF calms it down but you still feel the horrible pain, it's just sort of numbed because the medicine makes you feel drunk. At least that's how it makes ME feel. But it is not Radiculopathy.
I would go to another doctor for a second opinion. You may have a complication from this surgery.
Hi. Thanks for responding. I DID go see a second surgeon in a different city who ordered new MRI's, one with contrast, one without. He also ordered 7 new xrays. He couldn't find ANYTHING wrong! I don't know what to do!
I do not believe this is something we will be able to answer other than to say that it is a medical condition and only a qualified person can answer this for you.
I'm only suggesting solutions that I've heard other people discuss but have not actually heard of anything like you are describing.
Sometimes a physical therapist can also help with problems like this.
Sorry for your pain and wish someone could help you.
Well, I'm just reaching out to see if anyone else experienced this and if they ever found a solution because so far, the only thing the medical community wants to do is drug me so I just don't care anymore! I have things to do so I don't want to be drugged out of my head.
I hope someone can help you as a pain that cannot be found is something to be concerned about.
Our main purpose for answering questions is to try and help find an answer but when it comes to medical problems it would be highly irresponsible for a lay person to suggest a treatment that may or may not be safe for another person - but you are correct in trying other sites to see if anyone has had similar problems and what treatment might have helped them.
I really hope a neurologist can help you as this is their field of expertise and, hopefully, they will solve this pain problem.
I also can understand why you would not want to take medicine that makes you feel 'out of it' as this is not usually solving the problem - only covering it up.
Please post back and let us know how it is going with you.
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