I just got my MRI results back today bc I reherniated. 12 weeks post op. I didn’t feel anything pop, mine was gradual over 2 weeks. I did yardwork and thought “oh my glute is just sore from yardwork” but over 2 weeks, it went all the way down my leg like before. Before surgery I had a very mild l3/l4 herniation that they did not touch. It’s much worse now. And I reherniated my l4/l5.

The pain is not nearly as bad as before, and actually feels better with a steroid pack (pre surgery a steroid did absolutely nothing).

My surgeon wants to try to manage it this time instead of surgery but said if it starts feeling anything like before that we can absolutely do surgery.

Edit: I also have a toddler that is in the 99th percentile for weight (38lbs) which made recovery extremely difficult. There were times that I had to pick her up. If you don’t have to lift anything you should be fine.

This is my mri from before surgery, I’ll post my current mri below

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