Wishing you all the best! I had major surgery on Oct. 1st of last year ( spinal fusion L-5, S-1 taking bone graft from my hip and using cadaar bone with the screws.)and going on 6 months post op, still in some pain but so much better. I have several friends who have had the discetomy and had wonderful results and were literally almost pain free the next day! Good luck and keep us posted!

Hugs

LMT

wanted to add. Hope it's a minimally invasive procedure.

Hope you are pain free soon.

I've heard so many good things about it! It's minimally invasive and I may get to go home the same day. Thank you for the well wishes!

prayers for a speedy recovery

let us know how it goes:)

Almost one week post op and feeling better every day. I'm still pretty sore from the surgery but so far, no more buttock, leg or foot pain. My left foot is still numb but should return to normal over time. As of Friday, I am not taking any type of pain medication. My doctor said some of the old pain may come and go as the nerve heals. At this point I feel like the surgery was a success.

On another note, something has definitely changed mentally. I kind of feel like I have some sort of PTS (post traumatic stress). I feel like something changes when your body fails you. I'm not sure how to describe it. Trying not to dwell on it in a negative way. Going to turn this whole experience into something positive in my life.

Im so glad to here you are doing better, and yes on the ptsd I can see how that can be, you are so use to a certain level of pain for it to be gone must be weird.. a good weird, and the fear of it comming back or waking up with it must be hard..