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Suggest Treatment For Leg Pain Post A Laminectomy

I am two weeks out from having a Laminactemy in my lower back. I am now having some pretty severe pain on the top of my leg up to the groin area. Could this be because when they were in there they could have accidentally bumped up against some other nerve that wasn’t part of the problem. If so will it get better in time?
Mon, 16 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

It could be a variety of things including unintentional irritation of other nerves because of surgical or other complications such as your position on the table that may have caused excess compression on other nerve roots. This is a common problem when someone is anesthetized since they cannot move themselves. Generally, feeling, weakness (if present), and pain tend to improve (hopefully subside) in several weeks to months following surgery. You should talk to your surgeon to get their opinion or a neurologist who may be able to do specialized testing to isolate the nerves involved.

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Suggest Treatment For Leg Pain Post A Laminectomy

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. It could be a variety of things including unintentional irritation of other nerves because of surgical or other complications such as your position on the table that may have caused excess compression on other nerve roots. This is a common problem when someone is anesthetized since they cannot move themselves. Generally, feeling, weakness (if present), and pain tend to improve (hopefully subside) in several weeks to months following surgery. You should talk to your surgeon to get their opinion or a neurologist who may be able to do specialized testing to isolate the nerves involved. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.