Welcome, Friend!
It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Quick Start Forum Video Tutorial
Forum Tools
Forum Topics
Protect anonymity
We strongly suggest that members do not include their email addresses. Once that is published , your email address is available to anyone on the internet , including hackers.
Notice
All discussions and comments that contain an external URL will be automatically moved to the spam queue. No external URL pointing to a medical web site is permitted. Forum rules also indicate that you need prior moderator approval. If you are going to post an external URL, contact one of the moderators to get their approval.
There are no medical professionals on this forum side of the site. Therefore, no one is capable or permitted to provide any type of medical advice.
This includes any analysis, interpretation, or advice based on any diagnostic test
The main site has all the formal medical articles and videos for you to research on.
New Members, Please read our Forum Rules before submitting your first discussion
Newbie 3 days out of surgery
Hi everyone, I wanted to introduce myself. I'm 3 days out of microdisectomy and am adjusting to life with the elevated potty and not being able to bend. I'm 41 (as of yesterday--got surgery as a birthday present) and single, currently staying with my parents till I am on my feet. I look forward to getting to know you all. The incident leading up to the surgery happened a month ago out of the blue. Attorney one day, flat on my back the next. Couldn't even sit without intense pain. It was my L1 pressing on my sciatic nerve. A month later (last Friday) I had the surgery. Doing better now, but wondering how to get my life back to normal. This forum has helped a lot.
Comments
The suddeness of the acute pain and 4 weeks flat on my back threw me for a loop. I'm trying to get my sense of security back and strength back. I'm off all pain meds except for tylenol and am dealing with the little twinges of pain. My doc says the twinges are expected for a few weeks and today said the numbness in my foot could last months. Is this true? Anything I can do to improve this?
My best to everyone.
Welcome to spine health. I am still kind of new on here, but i can tell you its addictive, because people here are so nice they can also relate to all the pain and frustrations that we go through day to day. Hey check out the chat room here.
Angie x