Have you ever had surgery for a herniated disc?!
Question: How long were you laid up? How much work did you miss?
How much did the surgery help you?
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Answers: How long were you laid up? How much work did you miss?
How much did the surgery help you?
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Yes.
I was off work for 3 weeks. Back on my feet, albeit very slow, at about 1 week. You can walk around the day after your surgery, you'll just be very, very slow. It's just a small 1 inch incision they make with the tech they have these days.
It made a huge difference in my life and I'm glad I did it.
I had surgery for a right herniated L4/L5 in 2004. I missed about 6 weeks of work. I couldn't lift anything heavier than 2lbs for 2 weeks on doctor's orders.
Once I had the surgery, I could throw out my morphine as I never hurt again (except normal post-surgery pain).
But I have heard that surgery does not always help pain. I was very pleased with my results.