Hi doc, I am a 53 year old Kenyan. I underwent a lower back surgery last year end of November to correct spondolysis and spondolthes. Excuse my spellings. Titanium implants was used to fix the problem. the back pains have disappeared but my right leg and feet started to feel numb and have been experiencing excruciating pains especially at night. I am a diabetic but with good sugar controls though the doctor thought this could be responsible. the pains dont seem to abet even after taking lots of neiropathy drugs. what exactly could be happening with me?
Good Morning, Sorry to hear about the pain you are suffering from. The bones of the back/ spine, are adjacent to the Lumbar Plexus of Nerves. When you have a Prolapsed Disc or spondylolisthesis that has been diagnosed and treated, it is a common complication to have compression symptoms of these nerves, that lead to numbness / Chat Doctor. If symptoms are tolerable and occur once or twice in a week, I would recommend you to undergo physiotherapy with Lumbar Traction and IT and take an oral dose of it. B12,(which I am sure you are already taking;Methylcobalamine). The symptoms will relieve slowly. On the other hand if the numbness and pain are severe and not tolerable, you may require a surgery to decompress the nerve. Kindly consult a neurosurgeon for the same. Hope you pain starts decreasing soon. Good luck mate !