Post by phdstudent on Aug 10, 2015 16:07:42 GMT -8
Hello,
I was recently diagnosed with CES. I experienced a severe herniation at my L3/4 and L5 as confirmed by CT. I also have spinal stenosis and arthritis. Over it's progression, i experienced severe pain in both legs with sciatic pain. Eventually, I was unable to use both legs; I could only move my toes. Toward the end, I had bladder and bowel issues. I had numbness in my saddle region. I had a number of other issues consistent with CES.
After emergency surgery, I regained the ability to move my legs. However, i experience ongoing numbness, tingling and weakness in my legs. I can stand for 10 to 20 seconds before my legs start to fail.
Unfortunately two days later, I experienced postoperative CES due to inflammation around my spinal cord. Subsequently, I lost the ability to move my legs again with exactly the same progressive symptoms and another admission to hospital. Fortunately, after the swelling subsided I regained my initial postoperative functioning.
As time goes by, I notice my symptoms aren't sable. I now get burning pain in my legs at night. I get sharp stabbing pain. When I walk or stand, my numbness and tingling moves up my legs. Is this ''normal' for CES? Do symptoms evolve? I stopped pain medication. It might be that I am beginning to feel it now.
Phdstudent, sorry about your situation. What you describe sounds fairly normal for CES. It will take time to really know what your left with. I remember having a rock in my shoe which made it hard to put any weight on my foot. The rock wasn't there, and after about a week it went away.
