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Cauda equina

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Lilxa89 · 22/07/2026 19:11

Hi all, any one thats experienced this and what were your symptoms please? Did it slowly lead up to this over time or happen really quickly out of nowhere? Anything that specifically caused it like disc bulge etc ? I have axspa so always deal with back pain footdrop etc. Had few more issues so was sent for mri in april to rule this out and was told i had a disc bulge sitting on keft nerve root. Think was l5 s1 and some other things. Well few weeks ago, had a football kicked at back hard and having few issues sinxe then. Spoke to the physio etc at hospital and wasn't concerned just said see how I go.

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killerqueen2026 · 22/07/2026 20:02

I had l5/s1 herniation and disc crushed the nerve. Foot drop and numbness but my actual symptom was it felt like I had warm water running down my leg
CE diagnosed and I had a fairly lengthy op (4.5hrs)

RedTulip86 · 22/07/2026 23:49

OP,have you posted about this before? You might get more responses in Chat or even AIBU.
I “only” had back injury lifting my DC but I had no scan or anything.
Had an episode of losing control of my bladder but that was ruled out at A&E.

Lilxa89 · 23/07/2026 08:00

@killerqueen2026 sorry to hear this. I hope youre doing ok now.did this lead up iver time aftee finding out you had the herniation etc x

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Lilxa89 · 23/07/2026 08:02

@RedTulip86 thankyou I eill redo on chat. I get confused on what to do on here still haha yes thought id hear from more people that have experienced it themselves ans old ppst wasn't letting me get on to it.how are you doing now x

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killerqueen2026 · 23/07/2026 08:42

Lilxa89 · 23/07/2026 08:00

@killerqueen2026 sorry to hear this. I hope youre doing ok now.did this lead up iver time aftee finding out you had the herniation etc x

I went from severe pain to numbness and was waiting for a planned surgery, then one night the water sensation started
I have some residual numbness in my right leg and it’s slightly weaker but I had a great recovery (I did private PT rehab) and was back on a horse 6 weeks later

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