I still have back pain after undergoing operation. I took a nerve block injection
Patient: Hi I had surgery on the 19/5/2011 it was s1decompression and I still have a lot of pain in left buttock and left leg also 7days after op had a nerve block injection and still have pain and sometimes I think I have worst pain now then before op please help Doctor: I do not know the reason for the back surgery. I suppose due disc pathology or spinal stenosis in lower level of the back(L4-5 and L5-S1). During surgery there might be touching of surgical instruments of the nerves which leads to edema and more pain which can last up to 3-4 weeks and treated by fysio and pain killers.A more serious situation might be nerve damage due to edema or trauma to the nerve by the surgeon.To solve this an NMR after a periode of 4 weeks needs to be done. Important is : do you have loss of power (standing on heel or toes)or sensory disturbance on the frontal or posterior part of your leg.