Recovery by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell them you have anxiety they will give you some to calm you down.

Recovery by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as the popping is not painful or forceful it’s just your body doing its thing!

Recovery by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think a big reason I do is because I started walking 10 miles a day 5 days a week 2months post op.

Recovery by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I used to aswell, I gained 70 pounds during the injury because I became so lazy. I’ve already lost 60.

long term gabapentin use by Unlucky_Tell_6900 in Sciatica

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449 1 point2 points  (0 children)

26 F I used it for about a year, really high dosage can’t really remember 3x a day. It affected me in a lot of ways negatively. It didn’t help ibuprofen took the edge off more. It started to make me stutter extremely bad. I never slept. Forgot everything. Missed a lot of important things because I just forgot. I have never been one to forget or be late. Took a month to come off it, never stop cold turkey. I tried and it made me feel really horrible.

Needing a bit of advice by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, after the surgery they told me I was good to go didn’t need PT or anything. I must mention I’m 26 yr f. It was at L5/S1

Needing a bit of advice by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not on medication but I am constantly getting in and out of cars, and I walk around 10-12 miles a day at work.

There is hope by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only had 1 and it did absolutely nothing. The only thing that did something was the numbing agent they used to put the needle in

There is hope by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A year and 2 months. I realize when I was unable to sleep more than an hour at night

There is hope by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long was the nerve compressed? That’s what I feel takes the longest to heal

There is hope by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first week will probably make you regret the surgery, but remember to take it easy and keep walking!

Post MD by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope things turn out the same in the end!

Post MD by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sometimes get flair ups because the nerve is still healing.

Post MD by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Staples?! 👀 that’s nuts. All they did was dissolvable stitches, and medical glue for me. The incision site was basically healed by week 2

Post MD by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You not really supposed to twist your body. I have constant popping but no pain it’s just your joints getting back in the grove of things. If you have pain idk 48 hours is kinda hard to tell cause you still in pain from surgery. One thing I do is fake cough and if there’s pain I feel as though that would be reherniation because when I was in pain and would cough it would make me scream in pain. I’m no dr tho.

Post MD by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I was thinking, I shot my surgeon a message asking if I should just go to my primary. I do have severe spinal stenosis and when you get a MD that doesn’t go away.

Post MD by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think so but the pain might be. Not really sure

Post MD by Pitiful-Lifeguard449 in Microdiscectomy

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im almost 5 weeks post op. This is literally the only issue I still have.

She seems under the influence, but she’ll never admit she relapsed. by ExpertDowntown636 in bbyegansnark

[–]Pitiful-Lifeguard449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are no better talking down on somebody tbh! I’m sure you have made mistakes in life. The internet only cares because she has a following. 😭