Microdiscectomy L4/L5 Recovery - 8 Weeks Post Surgery I'm feeling great and I've had my last post operative surgeon appointment. All looking good...now to get strong and active again.
Andre, I greatly appreciate these useful videos. It's an injury that doesn't happen to everyone but it's an injury that can happen to anyone. I am glad you emphasized you don't have a weak back but rather simply a back injury. Mate, hope all is well four years out, cheers.
@BigSmile thanks a million brother! I am fantastic, still lifting twice a week, playing tennis every week and six a side football every Friday! Some people get dodgy ankles, knees, calf muscles etc...life...we just roll with it!
@@AndreR10R9 It may be hard for you to remember but at the 6 week mark did you still feel the occasional tingling sensation/paresthesia in the affected leg? My 6 week recovery milestone is tomorrow and although the nerve pain is gone I am extraordinarily impatient with the healing process. Frustrating indeed.
Hope your still doing well. Im about a week and half out from the same surgery. Sounds like we had a pretty similar path to what led us to surgery. Recovery is going well knock on wood thanks for the video.
Hi Andre, thanks so much for your videos. I'm in Cork, and just two weeks after my surgery : ) was relieved to hear you had nerve pain (sorry!) after week two. I do now, and was a little worried until I saw your video. I'm usually very active too, and want to get back to life as soon as possible : )
Hi there - where'd you get your surgery done? Yeah don't worry too much about the nerve pain; it's more than likely healing, especially if nothing happened!! 👍🏼😀
@@AndreR10R9 I'm not sure, I hope soon! I still have muscle problems in my QL, from when my muscles were trying to hold everything together from the disc, and it's uncomfortable more than painful. I love ashtanga yoga, but I'd say it will be a while before I can get back to that : ( but I credit yoga and hillwalking to how fast I'm healing...I guess physio is pretty gentle, not very challenging?
Good to see your doing well! Cheers! I’m on my third week of having had the same procedure. Your videos have really helped me maintain a positive attitude through this process. Wish you the best! 🙏🏼
Andre I’m feeling really good. I’m completely off narcotics, only taking Tylenol when I get the occasional flareup. Haven’t had a flareup in a few days and when I do they’re nothing compared to the ones I use to get before the surgery. The mental aspect of the recovery is very tough, especially in the first two weeks but it’s getting a easier. Right now I’m just trying my hardest not to BLT and to take it easy. Thanks for asking!🙏🏼
@@alanMERCADO Delighted for you. Keep the faith and understand you'll have good and not so good days throughout recovery. Enjoy the walking as best as you can.
Andre you weren’t kidding about the not so good days. They can be quite scary because our mind thinks the worst. The last 2 days have been pretty tough for me. The pain in my leg is just so odd, not knowing if it’s muscular or nerve related, and thinking the worst about it. Please keep us updated if you can. I’m very interested in knowing about the things you can and can not do, as well as how you’re feeling at 10 or 12 weeks. Also how much were you walking at about 4 weeks?
@@alanMERCADO Hi man - I kept a walking diary . At about four weeks I was doing approx 60+ minutes a day over two walks. I also still had nerve tingling around then and it felt stiffer on occasional days...
No problem my man! You're going to love it. My consultant was Michael Kelleher. I feel incredible by the way. Hit me up when you're finished if you want any info or have questions! Best of luck.
...was also sorry to hear megan t has another hernation (i found your video through hers!). you mentioned in your comment she had another channel? love following her updates too. L x
Hey glad you are doing well. Its week 6 of my L4/L5 disc surgery but I still feel pain in my leg.. my surgeon said it would get better with time... I hope it would be normal?
Sorry about the delay, absolutely perfect still thank God! I'm playing six a side most weeks, still going to the gym a couple of times a week and playing tennis regulsrly. If I had more time I'd be more active!
@@user-yq5zg8xm2y of course! Strength and conditioning is important but movement is crucial. Get back on the horse with your surgeons and physiotherapists advice of course
Man thanks for the video.Im 29. Although my pain isn’t bad maybe a 4/10 at the highest. I’ve had my herniated disc for 4 months. Sciatica on and off depending on what I’m doing. I was a very active person that was addicted to doing anything active, running, weight training, and moutain biking. Working out aggravates it. I get told by many people to just wait it out, but they are people that aren’t active. I’ve already turned down a dream job that I went to school for because of the injury. It was a federal agent and being active is part of the job. I’ve opted for the surgery in hopes that I can be active again and get that job that I had to turn down. Scheduled for L4/L5 micro in 5 days. I just wanna run again and sweat again. What are your thoughts?
Sorry I'm so late coming back to you, if it's interfering with your life, you need to get it done!!! Asap! I was ok getting it occasionally but it started happening too often and interfering with my hobbies and lifestyle and that was when I said I had to get it done!! Let me know what you've done or what you're thinking about doing
Hey Andre. Just have a quick question for you. Did you ever experience numbness in a new or different area after surgery? For some reason I noticed yesterday that the lower outside part of my thigh is numb. This is something I did not have before surgery. My foot and calf were numb but not my thigh. I was wondering if you experienced anything like this? I am now 8 weeks post surgery.
Very interesting question! I experienced an area of numbness I never had before in the outter right part of my big toe but this seems to be mostly gone now and had 0 impact on anything I did. It was weird though . Thankfully all clear now but occasionally stiff in morning until up and about...
Andre thank you for the reply. When did you notice that new onset of numbness come about? And how long did it last before it was resolved? Sorry for asking so many questions. This new onset of numbness has me a bit worried.
Are you still having numbness at the lower part thigh? I'm having numbness and also fire like pain. I'm told this is nerve damage by a person doctor. I'm hoping it's not permanent, the difference is i have yet to have surgery.
Really good Alan. I'm back boxing once a week and in the gym front squatting and deadlifting etc three times a week. Also playing golf again but prioritising gym over that! Can't complain, feel fantastic!
Not allowed until mid to end of May. Just physio exercises for me every day until then. I'll be back with physio in the next week and may have another update then
Andre, I greatly appreciate these useful videos. It's an injury that doesn't happen to everyone but it's an injury that can happen to anyone. I am glad you emphasized you don't have a weak back but rather simply a back injury. Mate, hope all is well four years out, cheers.
@BigSmile thanks a million brother! I am fantastic, still lifting twice a week, playing tennis every week and six a side football every Friday! Some people get dodgy ankles, knees, calf muscles etc...life...we just roll with it!
@@AndreR10R9 It may be hard for you to remember but at the 6 week mark did you still feel the occasional tingling sensation/paresthesia in the affected leg? My 6 week recovery milestone is tomorrow and although the nerve pain is gone I am extraordinarily impatient with the healing process. Frustrating indeed.
@@albertbrooklyn I think I probably did. Check the earlier videos I put on my channel to confirm though !!!
Hope your still doing well. Im about a week and half out from the same surgery. Sounds like we had a pretty similar path to what led us to surgery. Recovery is going well knock on wood thanks for the video.
Best of luck with recovery! Check my other videos too as I documented different stages !!
Hi Andre, thanks so much for your videos. I'm in Cork, and just two weeks after my surgery : ) was relieved to hear you had nerve pain (sorry!) after week two. I do now, and was a little worried until I saw your video. I'm usually very active too, and want to get back to life as soon as possible : )
Hi there - where'd you get your surgery done? Yeah don't worry too much about the nerve pain; it's more than likely healing, especially if nothing happened!! 👍🏼😀
@@AndreR10R9 Had it done in Cork : ) i just saw her recent video and she had her mri back, and it looks like a bulge / reherniation.
..in CUH
@@leanneosullivan1404 nice! When do you think you'll be able to start physiotherapy? 6 weeks also I presume?
@@AndreR10R9 I'm not sure, I hope soon! I still have muscle problems in my QL, from when my muscles were trying to hold everything together from the disc, and it's uncomfortable more than painful. I love ashtanga yoga, but I'd say it will be a while before I can get back to that : ( but I credit yoga and hillwalking to how fast I'm healing...I guess physio is pretty gentle, not very challenging?
Good to see your doing well! Cheers!
I’m on my third week of having had the same procedure. Your videos have really helped me maintain a positive attitude through this process. Wish you the best! 🙏🏼
@Alan Thanks a lot man! How are you feeling?
Andre I’m feeling really good. I’m completely off narcotics, only taking Tylenol when I get the occasional flareup. Haven’t had a flareup in a few days and when I do they’re nothing compared to the ones I use to get before the surgery. The mental aspect of the recovery is very tough, especially in the first two weeks but it’s getting a easier. Right now I’m just trying my hardest not to BLT and to take it easy. Thanks for asking!🙏🏼
@@alanMERCADO Delighted for you. Keep the faith and understand you'll have good and not so good days throughout recovery. Enjoy the walking as best as you can.
Andre you weren’t kidding about the not so good days. They can be quite scary because our mind thinks the worst. The last 2 days have been pretty tough for me. The pain in my leg is just so odd, not knowing if it’s muscular or nerve related, and thinking the worst about it.
Please keep us updated if you can. I’m very interested in knowing about the things you can and can not do, as well as how you’re feeling at 10 or 12 weeks.
Also how much were you walking at about 4 weeks?
@@alanMERCADO Hi man - I kept a walking diary . At about four weeks I was doing approx 60+ minutes a day over two walks. I also still had nerve tingling around then and it felt stiffer on occasional days...
I’m getting the same surgery on L4/L5 as well. Thanks for your reflections!
Good luck with it!
How are you now
Andre mate thanks for documenting this, Im in for mine tomorrow in Blackrock.
No problem my man! You're going to love it. My consultant was Michael Kelleher. I feel incredible by the way. Hit me up when you're finished if you want any info or have questions! Best of luck.
Can you maybe share your mri with us prior to the surgery?
...was also sorry to hear megan t has another hernation (i found your video through hers!). you mentioned in your comment she had another channel? love following her updates too. L x
Yeah I can't actually find it again! From her reply, she just had a tight piriformis muscle and not an actual reherniation - Thank God!!
Hey glad you are doing well. Its week 6 of my L4/L5 disc surgery but I still feel pain in my leg.. my surgeon said it would get better with time... I hope it would be normal?
Hey
..hope u r doing well now
Thanx for ur positive vibes...m into 6th week post surgery..I have some queries
Thanks for video? How do you feel now after 4 years? Any updates?
Sorry about the delay, absolutely perfect still thank God! I'm playing six a side most weeks, still going to the gym a couple of times a week and playing tennis regulsrly. If I had more time I'd be more active!
@@AndreR10R9. Nice to hear that you are doing good after 4 years. But tennis includes lots of twisting ,is it OK after a while post operation?
@@user-yq5zg8xm2y of course! Strength and conditioning is important but movement is crucial. Get back on the horse with your surgeons and physiotherapists advice of course
Hey Andre! Hope all is well. How are you doing now a days?
Man thanks for the video.Im 29. Although my pain isn’t bad maybe a 4/10 at the highest. I’ve had my herniated disc for 4 months. Sciatica on and off depending on what I’m doing. I was a very active person that was addicted to doing anything active, running, weight training, and moutain biking. Working out aggravates it. I get told by many people to just wait it out, but they are people that aren’t active. I’ve already turned down a dream job that I went to school for because of the injury. It was a federal agent and being active is part of the job. I’ve opted for the surgery in hopes that I can be active again and get that job that I had to turn down. Scheduled for L4/L5 micro in 5 days. I just wanna run again and sweat again. What are your thoughts?
Sorry I'm so late coming back to you, if it's interfering with your life, you need to get it done!!! Asap! I was ok getting it occasionally but it started happening too often and interfering with my hobbies and lifestyle and that was when I said I had to get it done!! Let me know what you've done or what you're thinking about doing
Hey Andre. Just have a quick question for you. Did you ever experience numbness in a new or different area after surgery? For some reason I noticed yesterday that the lower outside part of my thigh is numb. This is something I did not have before surgery. My foot and calf were numb but not my thigh. I was wondering if you experienced anything like this? I am now 8 weeks post surgery.
Very interesting question! I experienced an area of numbness I never had before in the outter right part of my big toe but this seems to be mostly gone now and had 0 impact on anything I did. It was weird though . Thankfully all clear now but occasionally stiff in morning until up and about...
Andre thank you for the reply. When did you notice that new onset of numbness come about? And how long did it last before it was resolved?
Sorry for asking so many questions. This new onset of numbness has me a bit worried.
@@alanMERCADO I noticed it randomly straight after the surgery and presumed it was just because my nerves were "played" with during the surgery!
It went about 6-10 weeks after
Are you still having numbness at the lower part thigh? I'm having numbness and also fire like pain. I'm told this is nerve damage by a person doctor. I'm hoping it's not permanent, the difference is i have yet to have surgery.
How’s you doing bro? How’s the back treating you?
All good bro, just hope this CoronaVirus thing f*cks off real soon!
How are you now brother?!!!
Perfect my man! Perfect
Andre, how are you doing now almost 3 months later?
Really good Alan. I'm back boxing once a week and in the gym front squatting and deadlifting etc three times a week. Also playing golf again but prioritising gym over that! Can't complain, feel fantastic!
Tried golfing yet??
Not allowed until mid to end of May. Just physio exercises for me every day until then. I'll be back with physio in the next week and may have another update then