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Spondylilisthesis

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paul29754
paul29754

Hi all...been diagnosed with spondylitic spondylolisthesis and in nothing but pain in my back and right leg.....numbeness. had this since december 2015 and dont think i can tolerate tje pain any longer as cant seem to relieve it with meds , gabapentin , paracetamol and even the odd dose of oramorph also ive been een admitted to hospital and been cathaterised due to no feeling from waiste down ...been to see neurosurgen and talking about having nerve root block injection to see if it works although not gaurenteed. Also mentioned surgery and gave me advice sheets about it....im 37 and work in maintenance decorating a hotel and am confused as to what i should do so any advice will be appreciated all i would like is to be pain free

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    Just an update ....ive had 2 nerve root blocks now and no change ...all my meds been upped ..gabapentin and zoromorph and oramorph ...bladder emptying ok with out catherters....got a neuro appintment nxt week and now been off work since april (5 months) still in pain and walk with a walking stick to help me .legs still nub and tingles up and down and gunna now talk about my back op to try to get back to normal. Any advice would be great as 5 months of this is now getting me down as my employer is now finishing me on ill health...
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