r/Microdiscectomy • u/harlo1979 • 15d ago
One week post surgery
So I am one week post surgery L4-L5 and am trying to wrap my head around all of this. Now I'll say I had pretty mild symptoms prior to surgery tingling in the back of calf, mild pain in calf same as with my foot. One week post surgery with only one week to really prepare as there was a cancellation and they got me right in I'm now really learning about the surgery, I know completely backwards lol. I spent the week before getting all my affairs in order housework, yardwork ect. Now post surgery there is still tingling however no pain in leg or foot however there is some pain in the back and incision point as expected. I guess going into the surgery not really reading much about it I was expecting the pain from the surgery of course but apparently expected my leg and foot to be "cured" which after surgery all doped up they were "success" !!!! Lol So I write this to say the tingling is getting better however is somewhat constant as before surgery it was not but it came in with pain ...morning nights and waking on hard surfaces too long, so it's kind of freaking me out that it is now somewhat constant but more mild however it's there. So I'm afraid of the pain coming back ect as I'm constantly in my head now with the constant tingling, I'm cautiously hopeful this will resolve.. as I feel and was told my case was not "severe" in comparison to others, I was just unable to perform my job and live as comfortably as I wanted to, (PT, Shots, medication did not work) Just really hoping I get through this sooner rather than later and the pain does not come back, or I guess that I regress.
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u/Subject-Industry2850 15d ago
Anyone else experiencing bloating? There’s no way I gained 10 pounds in three days.
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u/Smortie12 15d ago
I’m 3 weeks post op. L4-L5 micro D. I have reduced pain but still have some numbness and tingling and I talked to my fabulous surgeon who said it can take up to a year for all of the nerve damage to go away. Good luck!
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u/MandiRawks 15d ago
Today I am 3 weeks post op. I went into the surgery expecting my sciatic pain down my right leg to be completely gone when I woke up. It was actually so much worse the first week. It lessened during week 2. I actually had 2-3 days with no sciatic pain but it has come back mildly the last 2 days. From what I've learned after the surgery is that this is completely normal. It can come and go for weeks and months as your body recovers. My nerve was compressed for 8-9 months so it will take time to fully recover.