Back Pain Forum - Interpretation of Orthepedic Visit And Doctor Notes

Hello all out there. My whole story has alraedy been posted under alisonjoan. In any case, I have been suffering from sciatic pain in my left side with numbness in my upper back and behind my left knee. My major pain is in my lower left back , my left hip and my left leg. #1 the numb part of my back is all the way accross and into the right side . The whole rest of my trouble is in the left only. Waht is going on there? Ideas? #2 in the last couple of days I have developed a horrible pain in my calf and foot like a charlie horse or night time cramp that doesn't stop. Any thoughts?

Ok - orthopedist...I have a written report in which he claims to heave given me tests I do not think he did give me. For example, he said I was able to walk on my toes and heals? How would that be tested? Simply by walking? Then he said I have fine sensation in my extremities - but I have numbness and he did not check this out. Also he said he did an ap of my pelvis - what is an ap?

Diagnosis and recommendations ...What is a differential diagnosis of lumbar disk derangement with nerve root irritation? What would osteonecrosis of femoral heads be?

Further - he wants to test me for arthritis because he says I have pain in so many places - but it is really sciatic on the left and a case of carpel tunnel in my wrists. Any thoughts would be highly appreciated.

Alison