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I hurt my several months ago. It was tight and hurt and I couldn’t go real well. I could run forward but no real lateral movement. That was in March. It’s now July and I’m doing much better BUT I can’t figure out what it incorrect. My MRI showed a slight bulge in the L-5 but nothing showing nerve bloackage. I had an XRAY by my chiro that said I have to do ‘decompression’ to restore fluid to that sac in my spine. That, too has seemed to help. I had an EMG done that showed:
Evidence of moderate, bilateral superficial peroneal and right saphenous sensory neuropathy, as well as EMG evidence of moderate chronic right S1 radiculopathy.
If I take 1-2 ibuprofen – I’m ok until it wears off. I’m also taking Neurontin (100 X 3-4 a day) and it seems to be helping as well.
HERE’S THE WEIRD PART— I take Adderall for ADHD. When I stop taking it, the pain is not NEARLY as terrible. When I DO take it, it hurts TERRIBLE in my knee and butt.
The original pain went away in my back. The pain I feel now is lower but still in my ‘piriformis’ (Exercise has helped this, as has intense stretching) and in my outside knee and in my foot. My huge toe and top of my foot still tingle when I stand too long if not on ibuprofen. When I take ONE SINGLE DOSE of Adderall now it BURNS all up through my leg. I believe this to be dehydration, to which I am prone and what ADDerall does cause.
Has anyone heard of anything like this? Dehydration? Lower back pain disappears but the butt and knee and foot still sting.
I can tell ya this – I sit on an exercise ball at my computer and it has DONE WONDERS! My Lord, has it done wonders. Anyway, I’m wondering if anyone knows a time frame for an injury like this (Lifting weights ((Squats)) caused this) and if anyone has similar symptoms. Tha pain is manageable but it sometimes it stings all up my leg. But, it is nowhere near where it was a few months ago.
Any input to a newbie to these injuries would be fantastic! Thanks so much.