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Recovery from Lumbar decompression surgery

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Dolgoch
Dolgoch

Seven days ago I had Lumbar decompression surgery for a trapped nerve in my spine that caused leg pain plus numbness/pins and needles in my right leg and foot.

When should i feel a positive efect from this surgery, todate  the  numbness/pins and needles has shown no improvement.

Thanks.

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  • CHICO_MARX
    CHICO_MARX Dolgoch

    Posted

    About 5 years ago, I suffered from severe sciatica (hip, butt, down my leg).  After a lot of tries with chiro, physio, shots, etc. I went to my neurosurgeon who found a bone spur literally crushing my sciatic nerve at L4.  Got rid of the spur and did a decompressive laminectomy of L4/L5 and shaved back the calcified disc at L5/S1 to assure that the nerve was not impinged..  

    Immediate sciatic relief but it took 10-14 days for all those nerves that had been inflamed for so long to settle back down.  I took some OTC ibuprofen plus used Voltaren Gel (topical A/I) to get me past it.  HATE the nerve meds (gabapentin, Lyrica, etc.) so I just stuck it out.

    • Dolgoch
      Dolgoch CHICO_MARX

      Posted

      Thanks for your reply, I suppose it is early days at the moment, I have lots of bruising and no doubt the nerves need time to recover, as you say, I will just have to stick it out.
    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX Dolgoch

      Posted

      Every op is different, even if they are "identical" as far as the diagnosis and procedure as recorded on paper.  Also, people heal at different rates.  Time and patience...and a happy new year!!!

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