Back Surgery in the Morning
 

Having Back Surgery in the morning to correct nerves being pinched in #5 lumbar
I’ll check back in on Friday. Wish me Luck

Steve
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Good luck keep us in the loop 👍

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Good luck with that..!!!

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Hope they fix you up better than new!

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Good luck I hope all goes well, check in with us after.

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Luck has been wished

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Hoping for the best of outcomes for you Sir!

-klb
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I hope this does the trick. You have a lot of work to do yet :cool:

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Hope it all goes well. Get well soon cuz you have to finish that weed eating! :lol:

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Hoping for the best possible outcome for you. I hope your pain is removed. Getting old ain't for the feint hearted. All of us of a certain age are getting high milage.

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Good luck and hope you have a quick and complete recovery.

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Hope everything went well with ya. Looking forward to seeing you back on the board

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Hope all goes well and you heal up quickly.

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More than luck, I hope your surgeon is skilled and educated on the latest techniques. It can make a huge difference in recovery time.

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I had a herniated disc surgery 2 weeks ago between L5 and S1. The herniation was pushing on the sciatic nerve. I had zero back pain, and uncontrollable pain in my left leg. They used iv steroids and iv pain meds, and oral muscle and nerve relaxers. Nothing worked. I ended up in the hospital for 6 days, and had surgery on the 5th day. The pain in my leg was immediately relieved, I just had a week of discomfort from the surgery itself. I have 4 more weeks of lifting 10 pounds or less. At 33, I have a lot of lifestyle changes I’ll have to make. I’m an auto tech and I own my own shop. I’ll have to get more creative and smart with how I work, because I never want to feel that pain ever again.

Is yours a disc surgery or fusion? The recovery is a lot quicker with disc surgery. Good luck and I hope everything goes smoothly.

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This!

OP, get well soon!

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Good Luck!

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Good Luck ,,it should work ,,lots of people have it done

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I’m home, Surgery went fine. Pain isn’t bad right now , good meds, hope it doesn’t get any worse. Thanks for all the nice replies

Steve

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Best Wishes for You.:metal:

:chevy::chevy::chevy::chevy::chevy::chevy::chevy:

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Good news! Just take it real easy like the doctor says.

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From what I hear, the hardest part of recovery is following the no lifting/break it in slowly order. Mind that back!

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Good to hear your surgery went as expected. I did the same thing 10 years ago. Don't be to confident in your stamina and strength at first. It is easy to over extend yourself in the first couple of weeks.

Keep walking short distances while slowly over the coming weeks taking longer and longer walks. My surgery was in January so the weather wasn't great for walking outside so I ended up driving to one of the local malls twice a day and doing laps around the inside.

I bought a pedometer to make sure I kept increasing the distances I walked and after I returned to work I used it to be sure I kept getting enough steps to keep my back healthy.

I still have occasional bouts of sciatica which I have noticed relate to periods of inactivity on my part. (Like getting Covid last winter.) And every time I have to lift something heavy I try to figure some way of doing it without bending over and lifting. Other than that I have had a successful recovery allowing me to still play competitively in soccer leagues.

Good luck with your recovery.

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Glad to hear you are on the road to recovery....

3 1/2 years ago I had the same exact surgery for the same reason. I was walking with a walker by the time I went in for surgery. I am now back to doing everything I did before and more. I actually overdo quite often and sooner or later I will probably pay for it. The only problem after the surgery is numbness in my left foot, which I still have.

LockDoc

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Thanks All. Yes recovery is going to be the hardest part. I’ve always been a pretty active guy so 6 weeks is going to be a life time. I just keep telling myself it will all be worth it so just Do it dam it LOL. Today is good, pain isn’t bad but definitely there. If it doesn’t get any worse then this it will be a walk in the park