Post Turp Surgery problems with walking

Hi Lindy sorry to hear about your husbands problems with his leg. I have also had prostate surgery which has improved the flow .

but to the point of your question I had two compressed discs in my neck that were poking the nerve and causing lots of pain . My doctors in Australia wanted to operate and remove part of the disks.

Instead I tried desk decompression therapy where they used a machine called a spine med to gently stretch the neck and attempt to move the vertebrate back to their original position and allow the desks to go back to their normal shape . Fortunately this therapy worked. my before MRI showed significant disc compression and my after MRI showed the desks back where they belong and I have been pain-free for five years now .

I travel extensively for work and had some of the therapy done in Singapore and the rest done in Austin Texas. It was pain-free and has been an excellent result .

hope everything works out well for your husband. .

Hi Lindy sorry to hear about your husbands problems with his leg. I have also had prostate surgery which has improved the flow .

but to the point of your question I had two compressed discs in my neck that were poking the nerve and causing lots of pain . My doctors in Australia wanted to operate and remove part of the disks.

Instead I tried desk decompression therapy where they used a machine called a spine med to gently stretch the neck and attempt to move the vertebrate back to their original position and allow the desks to go back to their normal shape . Fortunately this therapy worked. my before MRI showed significant disc compression and my after MRI showed the desks back where they belong and I have been pain-free for five years now .

I travel extensively for work and had some of the therapy done in Singapore and the rest done in Austin Texas. It was pain-free and has been an excellent result .

hope everything works out well for your husband. .

A TURP should not affect low back discs. He may have hurt his back getting in or out of the chair or bed the TURP was done in. It sounds like he already had a problem with compressed disks before the TURP. It may just be a coincidence that his back got worse around the time of the surgery.

The non invasive things to help a lower back problem are strengthening excercises for the core especially the abdominals. Traction or an inversion table might help. One excercise that was recommended to me for compressed disks, in the low back, is arching the back up and down while on hands and knees, 20 to 40 reps at a time. It gets nutrients into the disks.

Streching can also help.

He may have a compressed disk that is bulging and pressing on a nerve in which case a surgery or injection might help. The compressed disks may be allowing the vertebrae to compress the nerves exiting the back of the spine. An orthopedic surgeon should be able to give a diagnosis with MRI images or Xrays.

Thomas

Lindy,

I have never heard of anyone having a leg issue after a TURP surgery, so all here are guessing that the limp is associated with some sort of spine issue. No reason to disagree. Also mentioned here briefly was doing inversion. I injured my back many years ago and have three bad disks, but do about 5 minutes of inversion three times per week, and no longer have any back pain. The inversion stretches the disks and associated tissue and takes the pressure off. Before doing the inversion I used to have back spasms every few months and would walk around crooked for many days until the spasms calmed down, but the inversion cured that. You can get a machine used for very little money. I paid $50 for mine.

If you try this your husband has to ease into it - you can't just flip over right away. You start with a very minor inversion angle and only for 10-20 seconds, then gradually increase the angle and the time. My back was sore for the first few months as my back muscles were getting used to being stretched. Also, it's not natural to be upside down so it takes some time to get used to that feeling as well.

You might also consult with a chiropractor.

In your post you don't mention your husband's age or physical condition, so these are relevant factors.

My best to you both, Tom

He might have lost too much blood from the turp. I would check his blood count.

I send you a previous message but it is waiting to be moderated. I read your original message again and noticed that you have already gone to a chiropractor so just ignore that suggestion of mine. You didn't say what type of TURP your husband had. If he had a monopolar TURP and was in the hospital for a while something might have happened to his back being in a bed or being moved. I had a bipolar TURP in April and was out of the hospital in 4.5 hours. The type of operation does make a difference. Too bad we are just guessing here. Another idea would be to be seen by a neurologist who can check the nerve impulses being sent to the leg. Does your husband exercise on a regular basis?

Do you know if he was given any antibiotics during his hospital stay ? Both Cipro and Fluorquinolones used to prevent or combat infections can have devastating effects on tendons and the neurological system in some people.

Interesting. I've never heard that before. I will check with the doctor. Thank you.