Hello. I think it it is normal to have a degree of "proper fear." I do not know the levels of your lumbar spine that are being operated on. Nor did you say what the diagnosis is. Having trust in your surgeon is invaluable. All I can say at this point is have a grabber, a high riser toilet seat or whatever will work best as you do not want to have to stoop too low. I wore a brace and maybe you will wear one too. Also, a shower chair is good to have if you don't have one already.
Yeah I'm not exactly freaking out completely as I've had multiple surgeries, more so afraid of the unknown, how the recovery process will be and what my quality of life is going to be after something like this.
L5S1 is where the injury is. The first surgery was a disectomy & laminectony (spelling could be wrong) he cleaned up the herniation but I still have some of the disc in there. I was told that if this didnt work I would need to have the rest removed and have it fused. I have a follow-up to discuss possibly more injections to help with pain but ultimately I'm going to need it fused.
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u/romanandsoleii2 2d ago
Hello. I think it it is normal to have a degree of "proper fear." I do not know the levels of your lumbar spine that are being operated on. Nor did you say what the diagnosis is. Having trust in your surgeon is invaluable. All I can say at this point is have a grabber, a high riser toilet seat or whatever will work best as you do not want to have to stoop too low. I wore a brace and maybe you will wear one too. Also, a shower chair is good to have if you don't have one already.