How long does it take to fully recover from a Microdiscectomy?
Recovery starts with you To get moving as quickly as possible, start with self-care. Focus on rest, medication, and sleep. From there, exercise and physical therapy can improve recovery. The timeframe for a full recovery from microdiscectomy is about 12 weeks.
How long after Microdiscectomy can I bend?
Most lumbar microdiscectomy patients are able to go home from the hospital a few hours after the surgery. The traditional approach to recovering from lumbar microdiscectomy has been to limit bending, lifting, or twisting for a minimum of 6 weeks in order to prevent the disc from herniating again.
What happens if I bend after Microdiscectomy?
Activity Restrictions to Prevent Reinjury However, some doctors may permit a return to these movements sooner. Limited research suggests that bending, lifting, and twisting 2 weeks after lumbar microdiscectomy does not increase the risk for re-injury or another herniation.
What can you not do after a Microdiscectomy?
Do not do any running/jogging, vacuuming, weight lifting, sweeping/mopping, laundry, shoveling or raking, riding a lawn mower, wave runner or anything that might irritate your back until you have completely healed from your surgery. Do not drive for at least two weeks after surgery.
How do I know if my Microdiscectomy failed?
In addition to chronic back pain, other symptoms of failed back surgery include neurological symptoms (eg, numbness, weakness, tingling sensations), leg pain, and radicular pain (pain that spreads from one area of the body to another, such as from your neck down to your arm).
What happens to disc after Microdiscectomy?
An additional disc herniation may occur directly after back surgery or many years later, although they are most common in the first three months after surgery. If the disc does herniate again, a revision microdiscectomy will generally be just as successful as the first operation.
