not sure what wrong with me part 2.

[florence92]

even my doctors are not sure what wrong with me. My doctors stop prescribing me with pain killers. With my connection in the pharmaceutical company and i was formally working in the pharmacy I managed to get my pain killers. Now I am only physiotherapy, tried tens, pens, western acupuncture but all failed. I went to see another doctor , another doctor put me in Chinese acupuncture and ayurveda. I am not sure ayurveda with chinese acupuncture will work or not. The doctor who did my acupuncture previously in the hospital was a neurologist who learn the acupuncture skills from china. She used a kind of machine to supply electric current to the small tiny acupuncture needles to enhance the effectiveness of acupuncture.

What made me curious is the discomfort only appears when I am sitting? When I am walking or standing no pain but longer distance of walking my leg becomes tired and I start limping only when i have a long walk.

[deejames]

In what part of your body is the pain felt ?

[florence92 in reply to deejames]

my lower back mild pain, the worse pain is the nerve pain at my leg

[Boozybird]

Sorry, I missed part 1 but have you had MRI to rule out stenosis? Best wishes

[florence92 in reply to Boozybird]

i had twice discectomy in year 2014, The last one is october 2014.

[florence92]

my left leg, calf , ankle and toes are all very tight and pulling when I don't move.

[Boozybird in reply to florence92]

Could well be due to scar tissue or granulation as you call it. Do you sit with a supportive pillow? A must for all back sufferers! If you get used to sitting with a support the pain may well diminish over time. I have to support my back while sitting or pain starts quickly. It took ages to work out which chairs , which support provided most gain. As for walking, you may have to graduate the length of time you can manage and pace yourself until you feel normal. Stop before pain starts. Has the physio given you gentle leg stretches/back stretches and or offered to mobilise the granulated segments to try to normalise the movement? If nothing else works then consider steroid injections around the site of the surgery to help decrease the scar tissue/heal any irritation. Best wishes 😜

[johnsmith]

Worth seeing an Alexander Teacher. That may or may not be helpful. Medical consultants know very little about muscle imbalance and pain.