Going in for a Laminectomy surgery tomorrow. Due to spinal stenosis Very nervous but hoping for the best. Been suffering years with back and leg pain

@farhattariq4197

13 күн бұрын

How are you doing now??

Ill tell my story to maybe help someone in the process. I had my surgery mid august 2023. I am 3.5 weeks out. 2 stage laminectomy l4-l5 / l5-s1. I knew the risks going in and I absolutely hate to hear these horror stories. I did my research and went to the best of the best ortho surgeon in Cleveland Ohio. My surgery had a couple headaches for lack of a better word. Spinal fluid leakage that was stitched up and was only an issue for 2 hours, 24 hours after surgery in hospital. Hopefully no future issues with that, it does scare me. Also, 3 weeks out I got an abcess/pimple on my 3" surgery wound. I am on antibiotics and it is shrinking. I looked up and was told a stitch in my muscle was rejected by my body causing the minor abcess. It hurt for a day after they squeezed ot pretty hard, but that is it. For 6 hours after surgery I was in complete agony. Couldnt move from the surgical pain. Ive never had surgery or felt pain like that. Discharged 36ish hours after surgery. At home I quit the oxy after 2 days, im guessing due to high pain tolerance from having pain for 22 years. The pain was still very much there, but I really needed to poop and avoid liking the pills too much. Overall I am doing okay. During my follow up exam 3 weeks after, I was in the doctors chair and for the first time in 2 decades I was asked what my pain level was and instead of saying 6-8 I said 0. With confidence. I almost teared up. I hate hearing these horror stories and pray for you all. I really hope I dont have any of these issues other than the miniscule problems so far. There are success stories out there that you prob wont see on videos like these. If you're thinking of surgery Ill say this. I put it off for 22 years. Im only 40. The last 3 years my nerve pain was starting to fk with my basic life. I did everything aside surgery 4 times, everything. Im active, in shape, played sports, aside the last 5 years I only lifted weights and cardio due to pain. If you need minimal invasive surgery like a laminectomy, so far has been life changing. I did my research, got different opinions, and found the surgeon right for me with the confidence to change my life. I hope it stays this way and I can play hockey with my pops before he hangs the skates up from age. Thanks for reading, hope it helped someone, any questions just ask. Im pretty active on youtube. Hopefully see the notification

@montetown8836

7 ай бұрын

Very similar situation I had a lumbar bi-lateral foraminectomy and a laminectomy two weeks ago. I was released 90 minutes after surgery and noticed the severe sciatica pain was GONE. I started walking the next day and I've done several 3-5 miles walks and I'm only 2 weeks out (61 year old male). To your point you hate seeing the horror stories and I would hate to see someone living with the pain rather than getting help. Highly recommend going to spine specialists. I went from dredding the pain when getting out of bed or standing to now I can't wait to get up and get my day going with a nice walk (intend to be on the golf course in 4 more weeks). I totally understand your comment about "tearing up" I haven't even made the 3 week visit yet with my surgeon but feel blessed every day!

@aaadamt964

3 ай бұрын

Imbin a similar situation now. Early 40's, pain for 20+ years. Im a couple weeks home from my second spine surgery. My first one made me worse. It was done in new Albany. They only removed part of one of the discs despite 2 of them being bulging/ herniated/ deteriorated claiming the other one wasnt bad enough to worry about yet. I had this oje eone at riverside in Columbus. They jacked up my spine where it had collapsed or settled, removed both discs and fused it with rods and screws. Im still in excruciating pain but i think its mostly from the surgery. I do yave the radiating pain and numbness in my left leg and foot but it doesn't seem quite as intense as it was before. I'm not sure why i feel thos way but I think ill be in 30-40% less pain once the surgery pain goes away and im healed. The 7-8" scar down my spine looks pretty wild. I just had the staples (20 of them) out last week. Its wild reading people have no pain a few days after surgery. I feel like they cut the muscles, tendons and everything away from my spine, laid it off to the side while they did the surgery and reattached it when they were done. Sitting up was absolutely miserable the first week. It felt like the muscles were ripping away from my spine. Im glad to hear youre doing so well.

@nameisprivate5429

3 ай бұрын

Just had this surgery this morning at 7am (arrive 5am). He did laminectomy on l4-l5 (?bi laterally) and discectomy on l2-3, l3-4. I was on the road headed home at 10am. I’m sitting here with some pain but not awful….i can feel my foot again which is nice and I don’t have the constant ache in my pelvis. The pain I’m feeling is from the surgery area I think. I’m praying it only improves from here. I def won’t be able to stop my pills. I’ve been on them 21yr. I managed the pain pretty well until I decided to cut some tree limbs, got one stuck….tugged on it and sat hard on my bottom. The discs that were already bulging said CYA and I walked with a rolling walker for 6mo until someone would help me. Ortho doctors kept saying it was fine….buy the pain down my leg, under my foot…my calf, my thigh. Unbearable. Writhing, squirming, crying and the pain meds that had always worked weren’t working. I got a nerve block on about month 7 after doc realized my muscles were shrinking on that one side and because it worked like a charm…he sent me to neuro. I’ve had 5 children and I would choose to birth babies daily for the rest of my life than to have that nerve pain again. I was mindless. Couldn’t focus couldn’t function. This surgery was my lifeline. I hope you’re feeling better and we both find relief ❤ Hopefully I can taper off these meds over the next few months and put them in my rear view . Just not as fast as you were fortunate enough to do.

@aaadamt964

3 ай бұрын

@@nameisprivate5429 I'm 2ish weeks home from being fused from l4 to s1. I'm not sure if I had alif, tlif or what. They jacked my spine up, removed discs, did a single something and stapled me back together with 20 staples up my back. I was trying to get emergency spine surgery but they found cancer in my stomach and wouldn't do surgery until I was released from radiation. I'm in excruciating pain but it feels like there's room in my spine for the nerves and whatever else belongs in there. I feel like I'll be in 30% less pain once I'm healed. I still have the pain in my leg and foot but it may be 10% less at this point. I waited over 20 years to get surgery. 2 years later I had this one. Good luck!

I had a very good experience with a laminectomy in my 3-4 lumbar with Dr. John Soliman in Tampa Fl. I also had a cyst removed in the same area. He was a neurosurgeon and he preformed the operation and I have followed his recommendations pretty well. I am very thankful that I have done so well. I took 2.5 years and went to three different surgeons before scheduling my surgery. I had 8 epidural spinal injections and had to walk bent over after each injection would were off after about 6 weeks. My pain was immediately relieved and I actually worked much of the following day, being careful not to stay stationary for any length of time. I only took pain medication for the first day. Anyway, when I did the research of the procedure month after month, I can only say I was very blessed with the outcome and I thank God for guiding me through my experience and end result with Dr. Soliman.

I got a Laminectomy on 27th Jan 2024, so basically it's been 9 days so far. I got discharged after 4 days in Hospital. Have no pain anywhere in the body post surgery till now. The leg gets a little numb & heavy at times which the doctor said will go eventually over a few weeks. I am very careful getting in and out of the bed, walking around 15mins every two hours whenever I have to take washroom trips. I was given 10 days medicines and a spine belt for support. I can say so far so good. Physiotherapy has been recommended only post 5-6 weeks. The stitches are yet to be removed, let's see. Hoping for the best.

@dianar2929

5 ай бұрын

Good luck, I got a laminarthrectomy and disectomy on 15th Jan 2024, and all I can say is that it gets better! Keep up the good work, walk as much as possible ( without forcing). Week 3, I now can walk 1h two times a day with the spine belt support and although it’s a long process, it is so worth it ! Good luck to you, congratulations on the good work and God bless you!

@dubaimarket001

4 ай бұрын

@@dianar2929 Thank you very much Diana! Good to hear from someone who has gone through a similar procedure recently. I hope you are healing great too! I got my stitches removed today, and got prescribed some more generic medicines. I did tell doctor that I still do have a heavy / numb heel area and some discomfort in my calf too, he said it will go over time. I am hoping it does. How has it been for you apart from the walking? Happy recovery and wishing you superb days ahead. God Bless.

@nameisprivate5429

3 ай бұрын

I went in for my laminectomy at 5am…..I was in the car coming home at 11am.

@dubaimarket001

3 ай бұрын

@@nameisprivate5429 Ohh! That's amazing. Maybe it depends person to person and hospital to hospital

@dubaimarket001

3 ай бұрын

It's 6th April today, that means 2 months and 10 days and life is fully back to normal without any meds. In the second minth however the lower leg cramps were quite much each morning, and leg used to still be a bit numb if I didn't continue taking my meds everyday, but now all of good. I eat healthy and avoid junk and bending on my back. I am concentrating on losing weight and always having right posture when sitting on the office chair. Happy recovery to everyone :)

6 days out from decompression and laminectomy at L3,4,5. Woke up with spine pain gone, only surgical pain now. Went home after 1 night in-patient. My father taught us "Don't ever let them operate on your back!" I believed him, till now. Thank the gods, my 3rd neurosurgeon was the genius. I was so lucky to find him. Planning to travel again after feeling my life was over . Some health issues do need to be addressed. I asked him only 2 questions: what's your success rate and what are the reasons for the failures? Answer to #1: 95% success rate. Answer to #2: obesity, diabetes and lung issues.

I had open Laminectomy surgery for Disc decompression in 2014. The stitch was big so I can understand how much of bone He would have taken out. Now I have stiffness mainly on left side (operated area) with radiation. So it may be scar tissue compression. Also I always feel the abscence of bony support of left side leading to unequel muscle tension in the Region

Might as well add my two cents. Years of crippling pain that grew worse over time until finally I couldn't function my legs shaking pain down my legs my feet going numb and chronic back pain from my neck to my ass! Neurosurgeons at Riverside hospital in Columbus Ohio wanted to cut me open several inches long and stick the Eiffel Tower is worth of steel and screws into my spine. I said no and assume they were just trying to make money because the doctor only spoke to me once and then wouldn't even respond in emails or anything after that. Went to a second neurosurgeon and he wanted to put a cage in between the l4 and l5 replacing the disc from the front! That would have taken a second surgeon to move my guts around. He did however tell me to stop eating grain of all kind and now I realized that diabetes is not hereditary it's from our diet because my A1C went from 7.9 as tested in the hospital over Christmas of 2021 down to 6.2 now simply because I stopped eating grain and started taking natural herbs and such. Gymnema, turmeric, black pepper, Bitter melon and vitamin supplements. I've lost 20 lb and expect to be closer to normal by the end of the year. However with the spinal surgery this lumbar laminectomy I finally found a surgeon to do it but the minimally invasive half inch incision looks to be more like 3 in or so and it was jagged when I finally got the bandage off a few days later. Look like they'd taken a claw hammer to me! Felt okay the first day or so and then the pain was so intense and wasn't helped because they gave me a back brace that was completely incorrect and had this big plastic cage that was pressing against my spine that shouldn't have been there to begin with. So the pain in my legs and nerve damage and numbness subsided but in the two and a half months or so the lower back pain seems to have gotten worse and shoots out across the top of my hips. I'm able to get up and walk around without the cane that they gave me but sitting in a chair or lying down the back pain is still with me and doesn't seem to want to subside. In the end I don't think the medical industry just like the legal or governmental industry know what the hell they're doing. They're just practicing as they admit. Yesterday's science is today's superstition and witch doctory. Today's science is tomorrow's superstition.

Had an emergency laminectomy Feb 2023 because I was told I have spinal stenosis. My right leg went numb and was literally paralyzed. Spent 48 hrs on my back in the hospital after surgery. Then PT came and they tried to have me stand and I crumbled and in tears due to the pain. 10 days of inpatient rehab and PT then went home. After 6 months of PT and I can finally walk but the pain in my back and leg is excruciating leg still numb. 10 months later back pain and my leg still numb because the surgeon wanted nothing to do with me after 6 months. Finally got a referral for a second opinion in January 2024 and guess what? I need a second surgery ALIF L4 -5 and rods L3 -5 to maybe get the leg to not be numb. Always get a second opinion if you can BEFORE surgery.

The ultrasound technique is now available :-( I only found out after my father had a classical laminectomy. I wish I did my reasearch earlier 😢

Jó is lenne! Elméletileg lehet hogy így van, de gyakorlatilag sajnos nem így működik, legalábbis nálam nem 😢sok sikert kívánok

I had my procedure in May 2021. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. That 2-4 day stay ended up taking two weeks. I had no back pain going in (lots of leg pain) and ended up with crippling back pain that I still have today. The leg pain was lessened but still hurts. I'm still using a walker to get around. Got DVTs in both legs and ended up with extensive pulmonary embolisms in both lungs and almost died. Now I'm looking at a second surgery in December 2021 to see if they can get it right this time. I can't talk to my original surgeon because he died a week after my surgery

@eyesellfunstuff4067

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh - how awful. I am so sorry this happening for you. Good luck with your surgery in December. Stay positive. Perhaps this surgery will be the cure all. I have an apt with a neurosurgeon Nov 15. My life has become a bedridden life.

@randyrogers8568

2 жыл бұрын

@@eyesellfunstuff4067 It all got started in May 2020 when I had a cerebral hemorrhage. And when they gave me a CT scan of my lungs they discovered pancreatic cysts. Now I need a MRI or endoscopic ultrasound every six months. If the cysts grow then I'll need Whipple surgery which pretty much ruins your life and only extends your life a few years. It has truly been a year of hell for me. I was a mountain biker and a math teacher before. Now I watch a lot of TV in bed.

@SSS_Snaps

2 жыл бұрын

So sad

@michaelkay4132

2 жыл бұрын

Prayers with you mate , how’d the second surgery go ? This is extremely unlikely I hope you had a good reputable surgeon

Got laminectomy and discectomy surgery and after 1 day dr. Sent me home 🚶‍♂️

@SSS_Snaps

2 жыл бұрын

How r u now

@SSS_Snaps

2 жыл бұрын

Laminectomy done to me

@androidphone6227

2 жыл бұрын

@@SSS_Snaps r u able to work now

3 years later and I’m still having issues 😢

I injured my back at work 12th June 2023, was very sore, could not move what so ever, went to the DRs which he gave me 4 weeks off work and physio 3 times a week. It didnt work, he then sent me to a spinal specialist and he sent me to do a MRI which they found I needed to have a epidural that might work, I did that which was excruciating lol 4 weeks later the pain was still there, then the specialist wanted to perform surgery, microdiscectomy and laminectomy, 2 night stay and its been 1 full week since ive been out and still in pain as in cant bend twist lift walk even going to toilet is hard. Just curious on if a laminectomy and microdiscectomy is a permanent lifelong injury or does your body fully heal back to 100% wether it takes 1 year or 30 years plus. Thanks

@DreamLiving-jx4pb

29 күн бұрын

Hi how are you feeling since then ?

Do not let ANYONE cut your back without a second opinion. NEVER let a neurosurgeon perform back surgery without consulting an orthopedic surgeon. My life was ruined by the promise of a quick outpatient laminectomy. Nightmare follows a failed procedure and you can't get any recompense when they screw the job.

@patblunt9688

Жыл бұрын

I am now 14 months post surgery, still have the feeling of a "brick in my back" and from midday the pain ramps up until I take 2 Tramecet at 1900. Most days I feel like my life is over.

@pammommawmaw2604

Жыл бұрын

I wish I would have read this comment before I had my second back surgery on the same laminectomy area by a neurosurgeon I’ve never seen an orthopedic doctor

@greg9069

11 ай бұрын

I had 3 opinions, a fully compressed nerve by a calcified disc.. I woke up and they said we didn’t get the disc so we did laminectomy blah blah blah.. failed back syndrome, 13 months later in the same pain, legs atrophied.

@Chillmode7

9 ай бұрын

Mines is ruined to and its not fair 😢

@jaquelinelarsen6093

7 ай бұрын

​@@pammommawmaw2604o

The cheesy-ass music seems worse than the surgery!

I had a L4, L5, S1 laminectomy and bone graft in February 2022 in South Africa. The first 3 days I was in a high care ward with epidural. Day 4 I went to Orthopaedic ward and got out of bed for the first time. My first two months all went well and by end April I was off all medication. Early May I woke up with what I describe as "a brick in my lower back". This ranges from slight discomfort to extremely painful. My Orthopaedic surgeon has no explanation for this and all post op x rays show no movement of rods and screws and bone graft is successful. I exercise daily (specific exercises for post laminectomy) and walk daily too. My question is, does anyone identify with this heavy brick-like feeling and if so, can I expect it to go at some point? I am nearing my 6 month post op date.

@fareen786.92

Жыл бұрын

Same condition of me

@tanu8549

11 ай бұрын

Same here

@yolandaowens4748

11 ай бұрын

Same here 😢this should be illegal to do in a human being

@pointofpersonalprivilege

10 ай бұрын

What are you talking about rods and screws in your back? That's not a basic laminectomy. In not trying to downplay or argue, just curious. A laminectomy they take bone off and decompress the nerve. Unless you had other surgical routes taken the same or another surgery? As someone with back pain for 22 years before my laminectomy (25ish days out) I pray for you as well as others.

@pointofpersonalprivilege

10 ай бұрын

As well as others here, basic laminectomy, no fusion? Have any of you been looked at for spinal infection at all? I'm fairing pretty well, and again I feel horrible for you guys. My only issues is an abscess/pimple on my surgical wound most likely from a stitch in the muscle. I'm looking for symptoms to look out for, so if something horrible like this happens I can discuss it with medical team ASAP.

After this procedure i can't walk easily and without belt

I'm about to have a Lumbar laminectomy Decompression surgery this Saturday.....any tips please 🙏🏾

@media3group

Жыл бұрын

I had a L3, 4, 5 S1 Hemilaminectomy one week ago. My advice is to make sure you have your home ready and equipped with prepared food, have things at waste level so you can reach them, and basically prep ahead of time because you are handicapped. There won't be ANY bending, lifting, or twisting of your back, so try to devise ways of doing regular things. You'll be sleeping on your SIDES only, so have plenty of pillows to help you navigate your painful body in bed. 1) Get a TV table, 2) Place items you'll eat on the first 2 shelves in the fridge. 3) Buy a Grabber/ Reacher at Amazon. The hospital will give you one but you'll need one in bedroom & living room. 4) Feeding pets: I use a wrapping paper tube to pour my cat's food into from above. 5) Washing your face & brushing teeth: use facial wipes (because you can't bend & rinse w water. Use 1 styrofoam cup to rinse & 1 to spit into to brush your teeth. My surgery was 10 days ago and I STILL have no energy, I'm basically a big blob of pain. Try tiny walks as soon as you're able, even down the hall & back a few times. Sleeping was virtually impossible for the first 5 days - as in NO SLEEP. Crying, pain, prayer, agony. I am getting better, albeit a SLOW pace. I live alone so it's been a particular bitch of a recovery but I'm hopeful. You'll need to enlist friends & family to help so if they offer say yes, you need them. Best wishes, be positive, and remember to keep praying to the Lord. 💕🙏

@albryant2385

Жыл бұрын

@@media3group Oh god help me

@nildadel9795

Жыл бұрын

@@media3group how are you doing now ? Doctor told me I need the surgery . I don’t have pain but I have little numbness in my calf

@YoungBUG716

Жыл бұрын

@@nildadel9795 wait it out, I had horrible nerve pain down left leg and back pain was horrific, I had laminectomy and discectomy on Friday and I am in the worst pain I have ever felt in my life….. I’m praying within the up coming months I get better but as of right now I regret it!

@jacqbeatz1004

Жыл бұрын

@@YoungBUG716how are you now?

2-4 day in the hospital when I had mine they sent me home later the same day 😂

@rashid3553

2 жыл бұрын

How are you now

@alonzomendoza5393

2 жыл бұрын

I’m coming up on 2 year since I got my surgery and I’m getting better and better I still have some back pain and my core is still weak I try and exercise my core as much as I can but it’s been life changing for me wish I would of had it done years earlier

Did anyone go back to a really physically demanding job after this surgery?

@pileodirt3212

Жыл бұрын

I have a friend who is in his 50s, had this surgery 20 years ago and works on a ranch, so he does tons of physical things. He says the only difference he feels is that everynow and then he can get jolted from an unexpected high step like off a curb.

@realtalk37851

Жыл бұрын

Very low chance

@nildadel9795

Жыл бұрын

My surgeon told me no physical job . Only desk jobs . No lifting heavy . Be very careful when you twist

@pointofpersonalprivilege

10 ай бұрын

I'm told I'll be able to play hockey again, and live life normal. I'm only 3.5 weeks out. I see the surgeon in 4 weeks So far so good, I pray it stays that way after 22 years of dealing with pain. Only issue is abcess/pimple on surgical wound site, otherwise it's a normal scar. 2 stage laminectomy l4-l5 / l5-s1

Yogurt and rice?? You crazy!!!! Dont eat that trash

Got a lumbar laminectomy after I tried everything for 4 years (PT, epidermal, etc), 4 days ago and feeling great! First three days sucked but walking around now. No setback so far.. Thoughts: Got lucky I guess in finding dr. Got a referral from a spine and pain dr and happy with results. Used to have pain down my right let that would make my whole leg cramp. Could sleep or have sex. Couldn’t walk for more than a total of 2-3 hrs before I was done. Hoping that this procedure will give me my life back.🙏🏽 For those suffering, I pray that you get the relief you seek. 🥹 stay strong and don’t stop seeking what you need 🙏🏽