[mariback63]

I've been a member for a very short time and I happy to announce that I had a Non- Traumatic discectomy in L5-S1 yesterday. I got into this forum to find someone who had this kind of surgery. Nobody answered so I realized that people having this kind of surgery go back to their normal lives and are not in this forum. So, I just was confident with the experience of the doctor who referred me to this place. He went through this surgery 11 years ago. I haven't had any pill for pain in almost 23 hours now, only with ice pad, my husband changed the gauze once, not stitches, an opening of 4mm. Local anesthesia and sedation, I didn't feel anything, just woke up in the recovery room, later I was helped to go to the bathroom, walking slowly because I was dizzy, but my right leg (the bad one) was moving normal, not limp. Today I've been resting as indicated. I will have two weeks of passive therapy at home, then aquatic and land therapy. Total of 6 to 8 weeks therapy. I suffered 3 months with a big herniated disc, tried treatments, didn't work and the last MRI showed it was already extruded. I just had the herniated part of the disk removed, any other thing was touched, not bone, ligaments, anything. So it's really non invasive, but expensive one. I'm lucky I will have big part reimbursed by insurance. I had a discogram the day before. They do this in order to have a clear road map to the disc. I had sedation and anesthesia so not painful at all. I highly recommend this surgery to people that can afford it!!!

[Dubious]

Originally Posted by mariback63

I've been a member for a very short time and I happy to announce that I had a Non- Traumatic discectomy in L5-S1 yesterday. I got into this forum to find someone who had this kind of surgery. Nobody answered so I realized that people having this kind of surgery go back to their normal lives and are not in this forum. So, I just was confident with the experience of the doctor who referred me to this place. He went through this surgery 11 years ago. I haven't had any pill for pain in almost 23 hours now, only with ice pad, my husband changed the gauze once, not stitches, an opening of 4mm. Local anesthesia and sedation, I didn't feel anything, just woke up in the recovery room, later I was helped to go to the bathroom, walking slowly because I was dizzy, but my right leg (the bad one) was moving normal, not limp. Today I've been resting as indicated. I will have two weeks of passive therapy at home, then aquatic and land therapy. Total of 6 to 8 weeks therapy. I suffered 3 months with a big herniated disc, tried treatments, didn't work and the last MRI showed it was already extruded. I just had the herniated part of the disk removed, any other thing was touched, not bone, ligaments, anything. So it's really non invasive, but expensive one. I'm lucky I will have big part reimbursed by insurance. I had a discogram the day before. They do this in order to have a clear road map to the disc. I had sedation and anesthesia so not painful at all. I highly recommend this surgery to people that can afford it!!!

A discectomy for the right patient can work wonders. I had a C5-6 discectomy plate and fusion in 2008 and for the reason that it was done, worked incredibly well. The only residuals I have from that surgery are just annoying and not a problem per say. If you have a consistent history with clinical and MRI findings and your doc is pushing surgery, there are many who have done well!

[mariback63]

I was about to have a micro discectomy, I went for a second opinion and I decided to cancel the micro discectomy because the cut was bigger with stitches, scarring, part of a bone would've been cut....all of that scared me. My cousin had the micro discectomy for the same problem, opposite site and now after 2 years she's feeling pain once on a while in the other side.
I'm not to young anymore but I've been always active, yoga, walking, hiking once on a awhile, like dancing so I wanted a long result. Let's see how I continue but so far so good!! Two days after surgery and just had today half Vicodin after 36 hours.
Glad you were lucky with your surgery! I'm not pro surgery but in my case I had affected my sacrum,leg, gluteus and foot.