Female issues after Lumbar ADR Surgery?

[avargas5991]

I had my ADR surgery back on May 5, 2010 and it was definitely a great decision. I had been in pain with a torn disc for 3 years at that point and waking up from the surgery with no back pain was amazing.

However, once I was off the pain pills after recovery, I've been having EXTREMELY painful pre-menstrual "cramps" and low-back pain. It starts a week to a week and a half before my actual period and rivals the pain I used to have with my disc pain (but in the front AND the back). And before the surgery, I was the kind of girl who only had very minor cramping in my back and never in the front.

I have begun to suspect that it could be either the scar tissue in there that is crowding everything, or something got moved out of place and is putting pressure on the wrong areas.

Is anyone else having this issue since their surgery? Please let me know.

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L4-L5 Torn disc 2007
Freedom Lumbar Disc @ Cedars Sinai - Dr. Kropf

[Nikki N]

The same exact thing happened to me after my discectomy. I would have to lay in the bath tub every morning around my period. The doctors suggested birth control to help with the cramps but the slight water weight I retained also produced some pain. But when I had my ADR surgery the cramps have gotten better and I am able to use birth control to manage it further.

[2 Young 2 Hurt Like This]

I had a 2 level adr in april 2010. I started my period the day before my surgery. Worst thing ever! I'm just shy of my one yr anni and i still get the worst cramps, back and leg pain. I have yet to find something to help. Since surgery my period hasnt been regular and Im wondering if the surgery has anything to do with that? 2 weeks out of every month that my period chooses to comes I am miserable.

I hope someone on here can give us some answers. thanks for posting this I didnt even think about doing it.

~Liz