Hi Jim Thanks for posting. I've enjoyed reading your story . A lot of the things you've experienced brings back memories. 😃 Just remember that this is a long process. You will continue to heal for...
Hi KimE, Yes I do believe that 7weeks is way too early . Give it more time . I am now 16 months post op . I am doing a lot better but I just never fully made it back to my normal self . I am still...
1 YEAR POST OP Hello everyone I am back . Just like I promised . :-) I am glad to hear that sharing my experience has helped you out and given you guys hope. I was just like you guys searching online...
Thanks for the replies. You're right I better not take any chances. :-) I guess I will continue to do what I learned at PT....
Is it safe to use a Inversion Table after a Microdiscectomy ? Do they really help ? And have any of you used this Table ? I can see how it would be a problem if I had a fusion ....
8 months post op update Just a reminder that I am sharing my journey to help someone out there who is contemplating get the surgery or has gotten the surgery . Not a whole lot of has changed . Things...
Hi Land, Thanks for the updates .What is it you are able to do that you think shouldn't be allowed ? Also how are you feeling pain wise ?...
6 Months Post Op Update I can't believe that it has been half a year since I had Back surgery . Things are a lot better now. I am still not where I was hoping to be by now but I'll take it. I feel...
Hi Scott and welcome to CP forum . Glad to hear from another person who had this type of surgery . I am sorry to hear that you are facing another surgery . I have read stories where people herniated...
Hi Landdev , Sorry to hear that you had to go to the ER. Are taking any pain pills or muscle relaxers ? Also when you are going on your walks do you break them up during the day or walk 1.5 miles in...
I usually have a pain level of 2-3 most days . I still hope to get to Zero ....
Doesn't work...
Hi Landdev , How far are you walking ? I remember having pain on both sides of the incision. lol. The first week I was instructed to just walk around in side the house. Pie...
Hi Chris , I am sorry that you are still feeling the same and not noticed much change . You are still early on in your recovery . How long where you hurting for ? I know they say the longer the nerve...
Welcome Chris . Glad to see another microdiscetomy story . I am a little bit over 5 months post op and I sometimes get sciatica in my leg . Things will get better . It's just a really long process ....
Hi Landdev , Happy to hear you woke up after surgery with no leg pain . Greatest feeling in the world :smile: . Strange how some people stay at the hospital and others are Out Patient . I wonder what...
Landdev , I hope all goes well for you . I am able to ride my bike but no where near 200 miles a week . That would put to much pressure on my back . I Usually ride 5 miles a day . Golfing forget it...
Susie , You are mostly like right about my job causing more harm than good. I am just trying to hang in there as long I can . I don't really want to be jobless during the holidays . I am hoping that...
Merrida, You are absolutely right I need to have more patience . I follow your posts all the time . Seems like you are always in good spirits . How do you stay so positive ?...
5 months Post op Update Hi everyone, Today Marks 5 months since I Had my surgery. I know I said that I wasn’t going to post in till my 6 month mark but a lot of stuff has happened this past month. I...
Hi Linda , I am glad you are doing great . I know the feeling when waking up after the surgery and the leg pain is gone :wink: best feeling in the world . Remember to follow your post op instructions...
Hi Frankie, Welcome . I had back surgery 4 months ago and I still sometimes get a little bit of the sciatica pain . 12 days out of back surgery is still to early to call it a failed surgery. You may...
Yes I was active before . I would go to the Gym 3 times a weeks . I weight lifted and run a mile on the treadmill . Didn't really do anything out doors . I work at a copper Mine in Arizona and I am...
Hi Linda, Welcome . Glad to hear that you are going to get the surgery that will hopefully help you get rid of all your pain . It's ok that you posted on my thread . I did the same thing wen I joined...
Hi Linda431, Thanks for following my story. The jogging was cleared by my Neurosurgeon. He asked me what I did for exercises and I told him that that I walked 5-7 miles per day, swimming twice a...
Thank you Susie...
4 months Post Op Update Hello everyone, Before I begin I need to make a correction I didn’t have a Laminectomy it was a Micodisectomy. Some where I was told wrong or I got confused. I am Sorry. I...
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3 Months Post Op Update A lot of things have happen since my last post 3 weeks ago. I am feeling a lot better. My back muscles have relaxed so much their not as stiff and sore feeling . I have...
David , I work at a copper mine . I work 8hours days and I am on my feet most of the day so I do lots of walking and climbing stairs operating process equipment so not really a lot of heavy lifting ....
I am pretty good at listening to my body . I did have some set backs during the early stages . I learned my lesson the hard way ....
Susie you are absolutely right . That's what I am gonna do . I think that my only option now . Hopefully they can whip me back into shape . I will say though since this past thursday I have seen huge...
Hi Straydog , Yes the PA did tell me that she was going to mail me the release form in the mail after the two weekes of PT. How can she certain that I will be ready in 2 weeks ? Yes I do have a print...
Thank you guys for the advice and info . David I am walking 6 miles per day . I usually will do 2 miles in the morning and through out the day I will do them in 1 mile increments . Also for the...
Thanks Vickie and Merrida I am going to do the physical therapy and see were I stand after two weeks . I have never been to PT . Is there a chance that at the end of the 2 weeks the PT will...
Hello Everyone , Thanks for the tough love . Lol . I think that you guys missed the point . I wasn't given clear Instructions by the PA . She told me to take it easy and keep walking and not to lift...
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Hi everyone , I have been to 3 checkups since I had my lami/discectomy 2.5 months ago. During these three checkups I have been seen by a P.A. . Which I thought was kind of strange . On the first...
Week 10 Update Hi Everyone , The past two weeks I noticed a lot of improvement in my back muscles . Muscles feel less stiff and sore . I notice that my right leg feels sore . I am not sure what...
How do feel when you are walking . Is it painful ?...
Hi Susie , I think you are right about the sitting down part . I noticed the sciatica started acting up when I started to sit for longer periods of times . I was trying to spend less time laying down...
WEEK 8 UPDATE Hello everyone , I am 8 weeks post ! I cant believe it :-) . Its been the longest 8 weeks ever . Recovery has seem to slow down . I use to able to measure progress day by day , week by...
WEEK 6 UPDATE Hello Everyone , I had my six week Dr appointment yesterday . They checked my arms & legs strength and for numbness . Everything check out good . My restrictions are pretty much that...
Week 5 Update This week was a little bit of a drag . I had a 3 days where I felt so so . Not so much pain but uncomfortable in my body . My back feels tired form laying on it so much . Today I was...
WEEK 4 POST OP Things are going good . My right leg and foot has gained a lot of strength. I am able to walk on my heels and on the tips of my toes, before surgery was unable to do that with my right...
Hi Susie , I didn't think that walking one mile was a lot for someone who had this type of surgery . I am 21 days post op and now I am walking close to 2 miles per day . 1mile in the morning and...
Its Day 20 I am starting to get some pain on my right buttock sometimes down my leg . Not sure if this is Normal . The pain is not intense just a annoying at times . Hopefully its not the beginning...
I used the chiropractor for my pain too . Didn't do me any good . You need to see doctor and see if they can get you some temporary relief . Maybe they might want you to get an MRI , and maybe...
I know they pain can be so intense , When the pain was at it worse it would make me cry . I had gone to an Urgent care first and they check me out and told me that I had strained my back so they...
Hi TTM28, Your story sounds familiar to what I was going through . Sounds like you are having sciatic pain . There could be different reasons for the cause . Have you gone to Urgent Care ?...