Anyone had back surgery?

[RichardM]

Hope all goes well, a couple of guys at work have had it done and can walk about fine now.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

He'll be working through a hole about 40mm long.

Any chance it'll be done with an epidural [i.e. 'local'], or is it definitely a general anaesthetic? That might be regarded as a 'keyhole' procedure.

 

[Sean]

Anyone been there and has the tee-shirt, looking for advice/your results from surgery?

Not personally but Vicki my better half has, her L4 5 disk ruptured causing excruciating pain as if her leg was on fire, she couldn’t walk and became bed ridden within a month.
She underwent urgent surgery as the disk was risking permanent damage to her sciatic nerve.
The surgery went well they relieved the bone , and removed part of the disk which had stuck to the nerve it was touch and go as to how much damage had been done to the mylar sheath.
The improvement was instantaneous she wept as when she came round from the surgery as the pain was gone
Within a few hours she called for the nurse and asked how she was going to go to the toilet with all the monitors hooked up the nurse said You can just try walking - more tears as she was able to walk again.
It took a long time for the nerve to heal, there is some permanent damage , she has a flappy foot- "Foot drop"


she's done 48 marathons/ultras since the surgery!


Do it .
(www.wondermummyquestforthevest100marathons.wordpress.com she'll tell you all about it)

 

[dobbslc]

Not personally but Vicki my better half has, her L4 5 disk ruptured causing excruciating pain as if her leg was on fire, she couldn’t walk and became bed ridden within a month.
She underwent urgent surgery as the disk was risking permanent damage to her sciatic nerve.
The surgery went well they relieved the bone , and removed part of the disk which had stuck to the nerve it was touch and go as to how much damage had been done to the mylar sheath.
The improvement was instantaneous she wept as when she came round from the surgery as the pain was gone
Within a few hours she called for the nurse and asked how she was going to go to the toilet with all the monitors hooked up the nurse said You can just try walking - more tears as she was able to walk again.
It took a long time for the nerve to heal, there is some permanent damage , she has a flappy foot- "Foot drop"


she's done 48 marathons/ultras since the surgery!


Do it .
(www.wondermummyquestforthevest100marathons.wordpress.com she'll tell you all about it)

That sounds very similar to what happened to my wife ^^^ her name is Vicki too!

 

[DAPPH]

Had two back surgeries
First 22 years ago a micro discectomy after an accident at work where the disc was split & pressing on the spinal nerves
. The surgeon operated L4/L5 ( common area ) , next morning up off the bed from my tummy first as I couldn't work out how to get up normally . Day three the injected anesthetic wore off ..
Its left me with major problems , I use the kiddies under the bottom sheet pee training pads on my bed. I had to leave the marriage bed & buy a Tempur single bed . We get rate relief for the disability as I cannot bear to sleep next to my lass in case she moves me in the night . My legs are on fire most of the time , bowel & bladder problems galore .

Second surgery 2.5 years ago was a major decompression at L2/L3 . A horn of bone grew into my spinal cord , robbing me of walking & use of hands etc etc and a return with a vengeance of the incontinence problems .
The wound went septic , I was quite ill for 12 weeks as a result of the infection .
This then took a good nine months to settle down to some degree of normality. It's left me with hands & walking problems on top of the other injuries problems . I'm now on crutches for the rest of my life as trying to do normal walking wrecks me.
Without either of the operations I'd have been wheel chaired at the very least & dead in the normal run / course of things .

Whatever your outcome learn to accept it & try & move on with your life .

All the best Dave

 

[Rocketman]

Hope all goes well.

Seems a tricky area to work on even with Tiger Woods money he has had to have many ops to try and sort his spine problems.

 

[zzr1200]

Any chance it'll be done with an epidural [i.e. 'local'], or is it definitely a general anaesthetic? That might be regarded as a 'keyhole' procedure.

Apparently I will be fed a cocktail of drugs to keep me pain free and still during the op, I believe it's done under a general.

Surgeon said the op takes about an hour, a cut in the back, cut/pull the muscle/tissue out of the way, then carefully go in on the right side of the splinal cord. Then pull n cut the tissue out from the disc area in front of the spinal cord, then move to the left side of the splinal cord and do the same on the left side.

Stitch me up, then kick me out a day later.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Surgeon said the op takes about an hour, a cut in the back, cut/pull the muscle/tissue out of the way, then carefully go in on the right side of the splinal cord. Then pull n cut the tissue out from the disc area in front of the spinal cord, then move to the left side of the splinal cord and do the same on the left side.

Ah, I can see why they'd make it a general then.

All the best on the day.

 

[cardiffrob]

I didn't have bladder control problems but the Doc did prescribe Viagra, "Y'know, just in case". Dashed decent of the fellow. I still have floppy foot but everything else is pretty good apart from some sciatica, permanent damage to the nerves for the right side little toes and an inability to lay flat on my stomach without massive cramps. 18 months of 3x400mg Nurofen and 8x30/500 Cocodamol daily.

 

[Robotstar5]

Hope it all goes well on the day

 

[zzr1200]

Cardiffrob are you about mid/late afternoon for a chat?

 

[DAPPH]

I didn't have bladder control problems but the Doc did prescribe Viagra, "Y'know, just in case". Dashed decent of the fellow. I still have floppy foot but everything else is pretty good apart from some sciatica, permanent damage to the nerves for the right side little toes and an inability to lay flat on my stomach without massive cramps. 18 months of 3x400mg Nurofen and 8x30/500 Cocodamol daily.View attachment 125229

Had to laugh about your Viagra tablets , I too have been offered them for both spinal operations.
However when I went back to see the surgeon for the follow up appointment after the first operation I started to tell the surgeon about the Viagra problem ..

My lass nearly pee'd herself , almost crying with giggles & laughter when she blurted out" It's the woman who's supposed to get the headache isn't it ? The surgeon bust out laughing knowing what was coming next .
I only took one tablet & had to give up on the project half way through due to a massive blinding head ache .... I'm not now allowed them under any circumstance

 

[cardiffrob]

ZZR. Yes. Here all day.


Edit. Ooops. That was yesterday. Sorry.

 

[zzr1200]

Waiting in my single bed room for the surgeon to pop in for the pre-op chat.

Then under the knife tonight...

 

[gavcarter]

Hope all goes well mate

 

[eSCHEn]

Good luck mate

 

[WorkshopChris]

Hope all goes ok, will be thinking of you.

 

[Screwdriver]

Don't know if it's weird but I look forwards to a general anaesthetic. Best part of the whole op (if you're having one).

It will be all over before you even know it. All the best.

 

[Windy Miller]

Good luck Mate - hope it all goes well for you!

 

[Migmac]

Good friend of mine had major back surgery 16 years ago. It stopped him being a tree feller but that’s it, he can do everything else. Before surgery he could walk but not very well or very far, still felled trees and stacked the product! Has been a huge success for him and i hope it is for you too.