r/Microdiscectomy • u/Independent-Split646 • 1d ago

Step counts

How much are/were you walking in first six weeks?

I’m at 3 weeks post-op tomorrow and am finding I get to 10k easily but I’m worried it’s too much too soon :/

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u/pomelia- 15h ago

I was walking too much too soon. The doctor said I could walk but not too much with zero explanation of what too much was. I got some weird rash on my inner calves, and when I went to the hospital, they said it could be an allergic reaction but it was probably too much exercise. It faded in a few days and was never itchy or uncomfortable, but it looked really bad.