04-25-2023, 04:27 PM
(04-25-2023, 01:10 PM)PCB Bengal Fan Wrote: Depends which disc & nerve placements. My L5 herniated 2 different times. 1st time was my right side & it was excruciating pain until surgery over 2 months later. 2nd time was left side of same disc & it hurt for 1 day then went numb, like whole leg numb, until surgery. 1st surgery was pretty painless after. 2nd surgery hurt bad for a week. If he had pain like my 1st herniation, there's no way you could play. Spasms were absolutely devastating.
I do not have sciatica pain like shooting down either leg as I have seen people describe but back extention is pretty painful and I can not do anything active like golf, run, lift weights or pretty much any activity. Insurance forced me to weight 6 weeks from first treatment and two weeks of useless PT that only made it hurt worse. I am hoping for a minimally invasive surgical option that can get me back to normal or mostly normal. What was your first surgery and level of relief and activity you gained?