Back Surgery, Amazing!

[LameKat]

I had a Herniated Disk operated on 2 days ago, I just went for a 20 min. walk around the neighborhood.
Modern medicine is quite amazing. I've heard so many horror stories from older folks about how these procedures were done years ago that I thought I'd be layed up for some time. Just thought I'd throw this out there due to my suprise.

 

[ki_atsushi]

Good to hear, man. They may be better than they were, but not all spine procedures go so well. You've been blessed.

 

[aria]

I'm happy yours went well, it's still one of those areas where there's a certain amount of rolling the dice on whether things are better/worse/same/different-problem/etc.

 

[Phyeir]

Lucky guy. My dad had 3 herniated disks and has 2-3 screws in his back, lost a lot of mobility from it and he was laid up for MONTHS. good to hear that it went so well, hope it all stays that well.

 

[RabbitTroop]

Lucky guy. My dad had 3 herniated disks and has 2-3 screws in his back, lost a lot of mobility from it and he was laid up for MONTHS. good to hear that it went so well, hope it all stays that well.

A friend of mine screwed up his back playing kickball a couple years ago. Has had tingling and problems with his leg since. A couple doctors recommended surgery on his back. Did nothing. Luckily he didn't end up any worse out of the equation, but I know he was a bit disappointed by it. As pretty much everyone has said in this thread already, it's still a mixed bag on how it is going to turn out. Good to hear it worked out so well for you, though!

 

[Marek]

A friend of mine screwed up his back playing kickball a couple years ago. Has had tingling and problems with his leg since. A couple doctors recommended surgery on his back. Did nothing. Luckily he didn't end up any worse out of the equation, but I know he was a bit disappointed by it. As pretty much everyone has said in this thread already, it's still a mixed bag on how it is going to turn out. Good to hear it worked out so well for you, though!

Theres a hardcore kickball league where I live. Its hilarious. I saw my friends busted eye and he goes "Yeah I laid out to catch a pop fly in kickball" Full face smash

 

[jeffkun34]

Congrats on the surgery going well. I had two back surgeries last year thanks to a ruptured disc. The first back surgery went ok until 10 days later where the pain came back so bad I could not get out of bed for more than a few minutes at a time. It was so bad I could not even go in to see my doc so he ordered an MRI over the phone. Getting to the MRI was pure hell since unless I was laying flat I was in pure pain; even after popping a load of Vicodin. Second surgery a week after the MRI went great and I was able to move around a lot more even after just a few days recovery. I have been better ever since with the occasional pain here and there. Vicodin withdrawal is a bitch though.

I recommend taking it easy on your back for pretty much the rest of your life. One of my brothers and I have had the same surgery and we both find that if we lift anything over 45lbs now we pay for it in pain for a couple of days. I'm sure you will feel your way through the recovery though. How big was the cut they made? My incision was around 3 inches.