My Discectomy Experience Part 2 

I had a discectomy 2.5 years ago. I knew right out of surgery they made it worse. I dried to get into another surgeon a year ago but couldnt work anymore and lost my insurance. In march i had laminectomy and fusion surgery from L4-S1. The recovery has been brutal but it feels like theres room in my spine for the nerve now. I wish i wouldve measured myself before surgery. It could just be that my posture is better but i feel quite a bit taller now. They replaced the discs with spacers to spread my spine back apart. I was about 6'1" when i was younger so i was fairly tall but since my spine had gotten worse the last 5+ years ive felt like i was more average height wise.

Hope everything went well with your second surgery. My back is as close to 100% as it could be. No big issues, I’m actually quite surprised. How are you doing?

@@DadTalk it reherniated the second operation too but only on the left side . So pain in the left calf and knee and back pain but more tolerance with a lot of strength training and stretching but everything light . I can not hold A job as I can’t stand too long ect I had a nerve block injection which helped immensely 4 months ago and still has not worn off so I’m happy . Also the herniated disc is half the size of the first and second . So at the end of the day I’m better off then before I even had surgery but still mate not good , some days I just can’t move and stay home in bed but it’s all about strengthening it and moving , walking stretching and Pilates . I want to come to the USA and get a discectomy it’s called disc SEEL where they seal the hole after removing the bone fragment ( disc and prevents a relapse ) after that you go straight to South America and get stem cell to regenerate the level and prevent a relapse . Only thing is that I have a criminal record and have served a few years in jail when I was playing up in my late 20’s . I’m now 35 and have been in no trouble since . Anyway I’m glad you are ok , so happy for you mate . Be careful and stretch don’t put on too much weight and don’t lift heavy shit

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I had a discectomy 2 weeks ago. Did you experience numbness before surgery. If so did it get better after surgery? I'm still experiencing numbness down both legs after 2 weeks and it's driving me insane 😜

@@kaelindejesus6670 same here. Only numbness in my left foot. How’s your recovery going? I had my MD on 9/16/22

@@ShivamPatel-xs7vg 👋🏼 hello thank you for responding. I now have less numbness depending on my activity the numbness becomes noticable. I'm guessing the nerve is still in the process of healing. My doctor said it takes 1 year for the nerve to fully heal so I am very hopeful that I will fully recover. How are you doing so far?

@@kaelindejesus6670 thanks for the reply. I still have numbness post 6 week but I heard the same. The nerves need time heal. Can’t tell if I am getting used to it or if it is actually healing. I get these light vibrations and sensations in my foot. No pain at all. Do you feel anything similar?

@@ShivamPatel-xs7vg yes I feel a similar sensation but it's not as intense. I still have pain that comes and goes in my inner left thigh. I was given a back brace after surgery. I do notice the brace helps me out quite a lot especially when I'm active. If I am active without the brace especially if I bend a lot my numbness is more noticeable.

It’s so much better now! Glad I had the surgery

I’m actually feeling pretty good. I can run and do pretty much anything. The only activity that seems to bother my back is jumping on a trampoline for more than a few minutes. I’m far better than I thought I’d be. Never expected to feel this close to 100% ever again