<s>[INST] Hello Sir, Amit here. Last year on june 2009 my mother went for a slip disc surgery(L5 & L6). but still she was not feeling well, she get pain oftenly (infact daily) that starts from her lower thies till lower portion of her knees (according to her it seems like paining a veins) and moreover the portion where the surgery held (Slip disk surgery stitches) that is also getting lot of pain.I really appreciate if you could give me any advice on this.Thank you very much.Regards,Amit [/INST] Dear patient What surgery was done, and spinal fixation was done or not? Were your symptoms improved after surgery or there was no improvement?  If your mothers symptoms remained same after surgery with no improvement it suggests surgery was not done properly. If symptoms improved after surgery for few years and now there is recurrence it can be 1. Disc prolapse at adjacent level 2.  Spinal instability.  This needs to be investigated with MRI of lumbosacral spine with screening of whole spine to confirm diagnosis. You need to consult expert spine surgeon with report.  All the best. </s>