Thanks dude I just had this surgery 4 weeks ago and it was interesting to hear your view from 3 months post surgery as a lot of videos I found were only from the first week or so after surgery.
Thanks, Colby. Doing fine. The year of Covid hibernation has had an impact - no swimming at the Y, not as much tennis, etc - but I’ve had no relapse. Simply I haven’t advanced as quickly as I would have. Hope you’re well, too. Will soon sit down and take a 1.5 year video appraisal soon.
I don’t know your medical condition, nor am I a doctor of medicine. But I will speak from my own experience. Both of the orthopedic specialists I went to declared that jogging as much as I did (2 miles 5-6x a week) could’ve weakened my L5S1 disc. Apparently the constant jarring from jogging can be a factor, especially for older people or people with compromised discs. For that reason both doctors suggested that I not resume jogging after I had recovered. I still play tennis 2-3x a week for 2-3 hours at a time. They said this also isn’t ideal but if I really enjoyed it, continue, but monitor my condition. And so that’s what I’ve done. I consciously determined which activities are critical to my enjoyment and prioritized those. There’s been a few times over the years when I’ve been a bit sore - not in pain - just sore. And so I’ll take a day or two off from my normal exercise regimen. Also, the type of activities which require constant bending or mild contortions, I minimize those. My feeling is that having had a ruptured disc I’m not going to be able to do all of the things I had previously. After all, a discectomy merely removes the ruptured pieces of bone (and in my case increased the aperture in the bone where the sciatic nerve enters); it’s not a repair of the disc. Hope this helps. My suggestion would be twofold: 1) see your doctor and get an their appraisal of your pain 2) begin a daily regimen of PT. There are many exercises which strengthen your core as well as relive the stress which builds up and causes sciatic pain. Good luck!
I understand your concern. Keep in mind that I’m not familiar with your situation, but I can tell you that in my case it was a lifesaver. There are TH-cam videos of the actual surgery. It’s easy to verify that a microdiscectomy is in itself not invasive surgery. And the statistics show that it has tremendous efficacy and very little chance of complications. In my case I’ve had a complete recovery. I can do virtually anything I did before- just not for long periods of time or with too much intensity. In my case I have stenosis, which is common for my age, and hence have had to reevaluate my expectations. But the surgery itself was a no brainer. Immediate relief and eventual full recovery. I hope the same for you!
@@gmedia9838 my pleasure. I hope you have just as good result. I can not emphasize enough that a good surgeon AND a good physical therapist after surgery are essential, if for nothing else peace of mind. Best of luck to you!
@@adudefromhouston I'm 10 months in of back pain. I found out I have a disc buldge at L5 s1 I've tried physical therapy, chiropractor, decompression exercises, deep tissue massages, medicine, etc nothing helps. I'm scheduled tuesday night for a steroid injection. My doc said if it helps with the pain surgery will help the pain go away. I have back pain on my left side when I sit not when I walk or stand I have no leg pain (Sciatica). Has your pain went all the way away after surgery? Also did u have leg or back pain b4 surgery or both 🤔 also I see your in Houston and I'm from houston. Who is your surgeon?
@@freestylebully4849 I’m completely free of pain. If I work many hours, days on end, my back will feel a little sore. This is very rare, but I use it as a wake up call and try and take it easy for a day. I should say that I’m 65, yet active, usually playing 2 hours of tennis 3x a week, 45 minutes of swimming 2x a week, walking +- 5 miles weekly, biking 10-15 miles weekly, and then construction on my rental properties anywhere from 2-10rs a week. Only thing I’ve changed is no more heavy lifting (this was caused by 8 bags of 80lb concrete mix, etc. My surgeon was Dr David Wimberley, who I believe in. Check out his reviews on any of the platforms. He’s a back specialist who does major work on top pro athletes as well. He works out of Fondren Orthopedic Group. Have two friends also had work done there; all satisfied. I would definitely recommend a consult with him. Over the years I’ve recovered I’ve never any sciatic pain, but if outside in hot summers working I occasionally will get minor cramping, but over time that has diminished to the point where they are just a couple seconds. Hope you get better. There’s entire insurance requirements about trying everything before surgery, including shots and PT. But if you really need surgery, to my mind you need to get it so you can start recovering before too much physical atrophy. Best of luck. Let me know if I can help and keep me informed of your progress. greg
Thanks for the video. I like that it's very concise and to the point. Good luck to you and all those in this situation.
Thanks dude I just had this surgery 4 weeks ago and it was interesting to hear your view from 3 months post surgery as a lot of videos I found were only from the first week or so after surgery.
Thanks! And I will give peas a chance.
Thank you for sharing. I hope you are still doing great?!! I'm on week 6! 😁✨👍
Thanks, Colby. Doing fine. The year of Covid hibernation has had an impact - no swimming at the Y, not as much tennis, etc - but I’ve had no relapse. Simply I haven’t advanced as quickly as I would have. Hope you’re well, too. Will soon sit down and take a 1.5 year video appraisal soon.
I'm 3 months out from my disectomy, still get sciatic pains in my left calf, also if I try to jog I have pain in my left glute/hip area
I don’t know your medical condition, nor am I a doctor of medicine. But I will speak from my own experience. Both of the orthopedic specialists I went to declared that jogging as much as I did (2 miles 5-6x a week) could’ve weakened my L5S1 disc. Apparently the constant jarring from jogging can be a factor, especially for older people or people with compromised discs. For that reason both doctors suggested that I not resume jogging after I had recovered. I still play tennis 2-3x a week for 2-3 hours at a time. They said this also isn’t ideal but if I really enjoyed it, continue, but monitor my condition. And so that’s what I’ve done. I consciously determined which activities are critical to my enjoyment and prioritized those. There’s been a few times over the years when I’ve been a bit sore - not in pain - just sore. And so I’ll take a day or two off from my normal exercise regimen. Also, the type of activities which require constant bending or mild contortions, I minimize those. My feeling is that having had a ruptured disc I’m not going to be able to do all of the things I had previously. After all, a discectomy merely removes the ruptured pieces of bone (and in my case increased the aperture in the bone where the sciatic nerve enters); it’s not a repair of the disc. Hope this helps. My suggestion would be twofold: 1) see your doctor and get an their appraisal of your pain 2) begin a daily regimen of PT. There are many exercises which strengthen your core as well as relive the stress which builds up and causes sciatic pain. Good luck!
Pls let us know how are you now ? What you can and can’t do ?
Thanks sir I have been suggested to go for this procedure but I m scared
I understand your concern. Keep in mind that I’m not familiar with your situation, but I can tell you that in my case it was a lifesaver. There are TH-cam videos of the actual surgery. It’s easy to verify that a microdiscectomy is in itself not invasive surgery. And the statistics show that it has tremendous efficacy and very little chance of complications. In my case I’ve had a complete recovery. I can do virtually anything I did before- just not for long periods of time or with too much intensity. In my case I have stenosis, which is common for my age, and hence have had to reevaluate my expectations. But the surgery itself was a no brainer. Immediate relief and eventual full recovery. I hope the same for you!
@@adudefromhouston thanks a lot for kind words and detail information Sir . It really give me confidence. Thanks a lot
@@gmedia9838 my pleasure. I hope you have just as good result. I can not emphasize enough that a good surgeon AND a good physical therapist after surgery are essential, if for nothing else peace of mind. Best of luck to you!
@@adudefromhouston I'm 10 months in of back pain. I found out I have a disc buldge at L5 s1 I've tried physical therapy, chiropractor, decompression exercises, deep tissue massages, medicine, etc nothing helps. I'm scheduled tuesday night for a steroid injection. My doc said if it helps with the pain surgery will help the pain go away. I have back pain on my left side when I sit not when I walk or stand I have no leg pain (Sciatica). Has your pain went all the way away after surgery? Also did u have leg or back pain b4 surgery or both 🤔 also I see your in Houston and I'm from houston. Who is your surgeon?
@@freestylebully4849 I’m completely free of pain. If I work many hours, days on end, my back will feel a little sore. This is very rare, but I use it as a wake up call and try and take it easy for a day. I should say that I’m 65, yet active, usually playing 2 hours of tennis 3x a week, 45 minutes of swimming 2x a week, walking +- 5 miles weekly, biking 10-15 miles weekly, and then construction on my rental properties anywhere from 2-10rs a week.
Only thing I’ve changed is no more heavy lifting (this was caused by 8 bags of 80lb concrete mix, etc.
My surgeon was Dr David Wimberley, who I believe in. Check out his reviews on any of the platforms. He’s a back specialist who does major work on top pro athletes as well. He works out of Fondren Orthopedic Group. Have two friends also had work done there; all satisfied.
I would definitely recommend a consult with him. Over the years I’ve recovered I’ve never any sciatic pain, but if outside in hot summers working I occasionally will get minor cramping, but over time that has diminished to the point where they are just a couple seconds.
Hope you get better. There’s entire insurance requirements about trying everything before surgery, including shots and PT. But if you really need surgery, to my mind you need to get it so you can start recovering before too much physical atrophy. Best of luck. Let me know if I can help and keep me informed of your progress. greg