Opinions wanted

Lee we have had a couple of people recently here at the forum that has had this done. I urge you to use the search feature here at the forum & type in microdisectomy & read their stories. One of the guys I believe has kept like a diary from the time of surgery to just recently. It would be well worth your time to read their stories.

In all honesty, this may or may not fix the problem. For your sake I do hope this works but there is no guarantee. Even though its a micro type of surgery one thing i will say is do not let your surgeon push you into returning to work too soon. We are seeing a lot of folks having full blown fusions getting pushed out the door way too soon to go back to work. People heal differently & need ample time to allow their bodies to heal. Just because things look good on the outside does not mean things are healed on the inside.

A good website you may want to visit that is devoted to the spine is SpineUniverse.com. It is a great website to learn things from.

What type of dr will be doing your surgery? I sure hope it is a good neurosurgeon. Take care.

This surgery is not for someone that does heavy work. Also, depends on how bad the disc is too. If you have a pinched nerve there is a good chance of not getting immediate relief because they do not do surgery on the nerve they release the pressure off of the nerve & it has to heal on it's own. I cannot remember what your situation is so I am just guessing.

I would look at the posts I was telling you about, they seem to be doing better if I remember right.

I hoped that you could pick up some tips if you found the posts I was referring. The main thing is to follow through with the post op instructions & not rush things because you feel good. That is where a lot of people get in trouble doing things too soon.

When is your surgery scheduled?

I haven't had this particular surgical procedure done, but completely agree with folks here regarding return to work.

Listen to your body. Don't force yourself to go back to work too soon if it doesn't feel right, even if others say you are fine. I learned the hard way after major abdominal surgery. I do know of others who have done fine with this procedure and were able to go back to work. Best wishes for you.

nuke,I just Pray that it helps you and that you look back on it as a good decision.

Rick

 

I think before doing anything surgery wise, I would find myself the best neurosurgeon on my plan & get a second opinion. I forgot to mention this in my original post to you. Never, never have surgery of any kind without getting a second opinion. I would also never have spine surgery unless a neurosurgeon did it simply because they are trained more than an orthopedic when it comes to dealing with nerve problems, after all those guys do brain surgery & how delicate of a surgery do you think that is. Orthopedics deal more with the boney structure as their specialty. Just my 2 cents. How did you go from a microsurgery to a lammie? Again, use the search feature here at the forum & you will find folks that has had this surgery too.