I don't know if a nerve can come back to normal if it has been compressed for that many years or not..... BUT I do know from letting my Carpal Tunnel go for so many years and only getting the hands operated on after I couldn't hold a pencil anymore that I DO have PERMANENT nerve damage.
As Helen D. said pelvic surgery is a cause of adhesions. Adhesions can cause these problems and did with me in the past, however this time I don't think that is the case and is related to my hip replacement or my back.
Do you have abdominal pains, constipation or any other digestive symptoms?
Good Luck in finding your problem! Jean . . .
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>----- Original Message -----
From: "Susie" <hayley3@earthlink.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: Joy- Back & leg Pain
Hi, I'm new. I just came to this forum to ask the same question. Except, I have had this so long, it's now in my feet. So anyway, now my feet burn and go numb on me. Also my thigh muscle has collapsed on me once. I thought I had peripheral nerve damage from lupus, but that doesn't seem to be my problem according to the EMG. No lupus either, just the skin disease part.
My last surgery was in 1987. Does anyone know if a nerve has been compressed that long, if it will heal if they remove the adhesions? I'm not sure it's the adhesions, it could've come from the many multiple pelvic surgeries I had.
Thanks!
At Sat, 12 May 2001, Jean Long wrote:
>
>Joy,
>Yes, adhesions definitely can cause back, butt and hip pain!!
>I definitely speak from "experience", and having gone through this.
>
>In 1989 I had mysterious back, butt, hip, groin and leg pain and was thoroughly checked by several doctors.
>Many tests including X-rays, MRI, Scans, Mylogram, nerve tests etc. etc by hip and back doctors.......all negative.
>I had also been to many Gyn's.
>No-one knew what was wrong......surprising huh (teehee)!
>
>Conclusion after 6 months of disability and laying on a sofa:
>Abdominal Adhesion Surgery for ovary attached to my vaginal wall. The only way this was detected was that manually (w/ internal) the Gyn could not find or palpate the ovary. He finally found it by searching "downward" instead of "upward" and he could not move it......it was bound down by something (most likely adhesions since I had them several times before). Why didn't any of the other GYN's feel this....hmmmm??
>
>After the adhesion surgery the pains went away.....proof that adhesions were the cause!!!
>
>Doctors will say this is impossible but it did happen!!
>I have all my records from back then showing my symptoms, tests and final surgery result!
>
>I am now having the same pains again, but worse......BUT it is on the opposite side this time and it isn't as cut and dry because:
>1. I WAS CRIPPLED with Perthese Disease as a child
>2. I DO have a HIP REPLACEMENT on that side.
>3. I DID have an ACCIDENT and FELL prior to the pain starting
>4. I also HAD an ABSCESS (infection) on my abdomen prior to the pain starting which can cause bone infection wherever a foreign body like a hip replacement is etc. (very high risk of this and very painful).
>
>I also do have abdominal adhesion problems with abdominal symptoms and also did in 1989.
>
>I just had abdominal adhesion surgery and it is still too soon to know for sure but it doesn't appear to have been the adhesions this time (w/hip, butt, groin & leg pains), so it isn't definitely the cause every time, but highly possible.
>It shows adhesions aren't the only "mystery pains".
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>Jean (from PA). . .
>
>** The greatest Gift of all ......... is the gift of love**
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joy Honeycutt" <bonedigr@one.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 10:18 AM
>Subject: Pain
>
>Hi everyone, I haven't posted for quite awhile. I have a few questions
>I need to ask of everyone.I have adhesion surgery in February, for
>awhile after the surgery I felt alot better. I feel horrible again,
>especially my hip, back and leg. I haven't done anything to hurt
>these.I am schedule for surgery on the 17th of this month to remove the
>rest of the adhesions, repair a hernated incesion, the gyn is going to
>work on nerves involving my uterus ( gone) and my vagina and retum. The
>pain I am in is undiscribable,
>I can barely walk.My stomach also hurts, but not as much as my back. Can
>adhesions cause this? I am trying to work at a job where I am on my feet
>constanlty and I am ready to cry just thinking about going in today. I
>doesn't really matter if I am standing or sitting I can't do either
>thing for very long or I am in worse pain. I had DH call the doc
>yesterday while I was at work to see if he would go ahead and put me
>off, he said for disability reasons he couldn't put me off until he sees
>me, so I have to wait until Monday to try to get into see him, so he can
>put me off.That means I have to try and make it through 2 more days ,I
>don't know if I can do that.
> Thanks for listening to me vent.
>
>--
>Joy
>