Notrepidation
Par Member
Hey guys, I read another thread in this section similar to this question but none of the responders had the same situation as me so I am looking for input from people who have had a similar experience.
I am 5 days out of back surgery. I had a Microdiscectomy. They made a small incision in my lower back. They then went in with a scope and scraped my L5/S1 to remove the excess disc material that had been herniated. In my case, the disc material and inflammation by the injury was fairly severe and had my Sciatic nerve compressed for almost three months. This cause the most horrific pain I have ever had in my life and I have had multiple broken legs, multiple surgeries, etc. My Nuerosurgeon said I would experience pain relief immediately following surgery and I could get back to normal living within 2 weeks or so. He was right with regards to the pain. The horrific pain I had in my left buttocks, left leg and ankle/foot was gone within 2 days of surgery. I still have some numbness in my foot and calf but the pain is pretty much dissapated. I never had much lower back pain to begin with, most of my pain was from the Sciatica.
Now I am pretty stiff from the surgery and the fact that I was litteraly in bed for 2 months (the only time I could stand the pain it took to walk was to get up for the bathroom and to take a shower). I have some pain from the incision as well but I am up and walking, heck, I was walking 3 hours after the surgery, it was amazing. I am trying to take it slow but as I feel better and better I want to do more and more.
My question is, has anyone had a microdiscectomy with radiating leg pain caused by Sciatica and gotten back to Disc Golf feeling the same way they did on the course BEFORE the herniated disc. The other thread was mostly people who had herniated discs, no sciatica and trying to play through the herniation or getting the shots, PT etc and trying to play after but with no surgery. Is there hope for me? I feel that with some time I will be able to get back out there and be throwing just as I was prior to the injury/surgery but it would make me feel MUCH more secure if I heard of this being the case for others who went before me. Thanks so much in advance!
I am 5 days out of back surgery. I had a Microdiscectomy. They made a small incision in my lower back. They then went in with a scope and scraped my L5/S1 to remove the excess disc material that had been herniated. In my case, the disc material and inflammation by the injury was fairly severe and had my Sciatic nerve compressed for almost three months. This cause the most horrific pain I have ever had in my life and I have had multiple broken legs, multiple surgeries, etc. My Nuerosurgeon said I would experience pain relief immediately following surgery and I could get back to normal living within 2 weeks or so. He was right with regards to the pain. The horrific pain I had in my left buttocks, left leg and ankle/foot was gone within 2 days of surgery. I still have some numbness in my foot and calf but the pain is pretty much dissapated. I never had much lower back pain to begin with, most of my pain was from the Sciatica.
Now I am pretty stiff from the surgery and the fact that I was litteraly in bed for 2 months (the only time I could stand the pain it took to walk was to get up for the bathroom and to take a shower). I have some pain from the incision as well but I am up and walking, heck, I was walking 3 hours after the surgery, it was amazing. I am trying to take it slow but as I feel better and better I want to do more and more.
My question is, has anyone had a microdiscectomy with radiating leg pain caused by Sciatica and gotten back to Disc Golf feeling the same way they did on the course BEFORE the herniated disc. The other thread was mostly people who had herniated discs, no sciatica and trying to play through the herniation or getting the shots, PT etc and trying to play after but with no surgery. Is there hope for me? I feel that with some time I will be able to get back out there and be throwing just as I was prior to the injury/surgery but it would make me feel MUCH more secure if I heard of this being the case for others who went before me. Thanks so much in advance!