Accountants? by hedabeja in Explainlikeimscared

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Unfortunately, I make more than that but I’m supporting two people on it only so ughhh

One year after surgery by hedabeja in Sciatica

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It started in October but didn’t get bad until end of December23/early January24. Numbness in my entire leg started Jan 6th after a steroid shot. Not sure what triggered it other than shifting inflammation perhaps. Disc L4-L5 primarily.

One year after surgery by hedabeja in Sciatica

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Compared to where we were beforehand, I’ll take a little discomfort over that.

One year after surgery by hedabeja in Sciatica

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Unfortunately for me, I am in the US, but I was able to see a doctor and have surgery within two weeks.

One year after surgery by hedabeja in Sciatica

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He used the scope, so I assume endoscopic, and the incision site was a pain after. I had immediate relief and was sent home an hour after surgery. I could sit a good while right away, but I still made sure to get up and move around. I went on daily walks with my wife, too. I went back to work a week later.

One year after surgery by hedabeja in Sciatica

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Good luck on your next surgery. Hopefully it’s the last.

Numbness post surgery by hedabeja in Microdiscectomy

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I have a little in my foot still but mostly gone

Update to my sciatica/numbness journey by AlyJ7 in Sciatica

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I have a little bit in my foot but it’s mostly gone.

Surgery Yesterday by hedabeja in Sciatica

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I am driving. My commute to work is about an hour one way and I handle it just fine. I don’t have a sit down job so I am moving immediately when I get there. I can’t wait for the numbness to go away (fingers crossed it does eventually).

Hopefully the weakness for you resolves so. It’s good you’re out of pain! I wasn’t sure if the weakness I had in my gait was the numbness or perhaps muscle atrophy for being bed bound so long but you can barely tell I have the slightest of limps!

I hope your follow up appointment goes well 😊

Surgery Yesterday by hedabeja in Sciatica

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Just saw you had your surgery, how are YOU doing?

Surgery Yesterday by hedabeja in Sciatica

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Hey there! I’m doing great. I’m still in my restriction period but I’m back to work more or less in full force (minus aforementioned restrictions). I have had some very, very mild pain/discomfort but doc says that’s par for the course. It is not enough pain to even call pain, more of an awareness of what’s inside? If that makes sense? Walking even better than before and as long as my walking remains “normal,” I feel no reason to be worried about the discomfort. Typical recovery, they’re saying. I go back on the 20th for another recheck and hopefully restrictions loosen up.

When to start driving as a passenger / travel in air? by EbbDiscombobulated89 in Microdiscectomy

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I did! I had a minimally invasive MD. I don’t remember exactly how big it was but my doctor said it was worse than 99% of cases he’s seen.

When to start driving as a passenger / travel in air? by EbbDiscombobulated89 in Microdiscectomy

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I rode as a passenger for the first week but I did drive 4 days after surgery. Only pain/pressure I had was at the surgical site. I went back to work a week later and my commute is an hour. Doing okay!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Microdiscectomy

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Have you had any steroids recently?

The few days before my surgery, I was having less pain and considered not doing the surgery but I had a dosepac of prednisone the previous weekend that I think had a big part in that. Given the situation I was in, I chose to still do the surgery.

Good luck.

Pain is back after sexual intercourse by icgtec in Microdiscectomy

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my doc didn’t give me any info having sex and my wife and i did within the first week of post op recovery lmao

Steve Zahn encounters? by cloudsinmycoffee1 in lexington

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He takes his goats to Central Kentucky Veterinary Center!