Hello, first time post as I feel like I’m at an all time low. After 5 years of sciatic pain, regular physio appointments with all different types of treatments, I was finally told I needed micro discectomy on L4/L5 & L5/S1 discs.
Although the purpose of the operation was a success and my recovery appeared to be on track when they discovered something wasn’t quite right.
At first we thought it was muscle spasms and my back trying to protect itself. I was given diazepam but these did nothing.
I then went for blood tests that showed I had an infection. I was then sent for an mri that showed I had an infection just above where they carried out surgery, the infection is called discitis. This can be treated with strong antibiotics which will require weekly blood tests to make sure my infection levels go down and my liver and kidneys are not getting damaged.
The positive is my infection level is going down, although still high, but my pain and mobility are getting worse. I’ve now went to worse than pre surgery and the first couple of weeks after surgery.
im taking slow release morphine and liquid morphine for the pain. Linezolid for the infection and diazepam for the spasms. My mental health is at an all time low and everything around me is frustrating. Even the people around me who try to help are getting to me as it feels like nobody understands. I know this is because of what I’m going through but I see no light at the end of the tunnel and feel like I’m destroying my relationships too. Any help or advice would be appreciated.
