What r/Microdiscectomy is talking about this week

It took over 2 years for my foot numbness to go away. I don’t know why or how but my foot is normal and it took over 2 years. Don’t lose hope!

I’ve actually never started a feed before, but this page popped up a few months ago which I started following. I actually noticed, there is nobody who gives their long term success story. I’m...

I (34M) just got home from a microdiscectomy on my L5/S1 after 5 months of constant pain and then a few weeks ago it fully going on me while putting my daughter in her crib. They said the disc was...

7 months PO, I'm not fully pain free which is frustrating but better than before surgery. I previously had an incredibly active lifestyle, never second guessing anything I wanted to do: running,...

Hi again everyone!! Here is my update now that I am officially 6 weeks post op!! \-I can go back to work !! (I work at Chipotle and I substitute, so I'm not too worried about hurting myself)...

Starting six week post op and I’m not sure if I ever got the full decompression I feel like my leg is hurting more (I’ve felt good and walked a couple 10 k step days) but when I lay down the...

I am 8 days PO, had an emergent MRI this morning and now I’ll be looking for the thread for lumbar fusions 😭 my micro failed and I reherniated the crappy disc. Surgeon is trying to move around...

Hi i’m f 20 i had a microdiscectomy earlier this year in march. I was aware of risks before hand(i had a herniated disk) but was told its a very simple surgery and being younger i would likely...

So I had a microdisectomy on my left side L5 S1 about 8 months ago after having pain and sciatica down my leg for over a year. I woke up from the surgery feeling great and have not had any issues...

For those of you who are at least 1-2 years post op, do any of you still deal with any daily issues like twinges, tingling, or a warming feeling in areas of your leg? Or even things outside of...