I'm a guy who herniated my L5/S1 disc in Feb. 2010 at the age of 30. I've tried tons of physical therapy, epidural steroid injections, countless medications, multiple MRIs, a micro-discectomy surgery, and finally a lumbar disc replacement surgery using a SpinalKinetics M6-L artificial disc. This blog is to share my experiences with others in hopes that my journey can be of value to those in a similar situation and to keep my friends and family updated.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Out of surgery
Just a quick update to say that I am out of surgery and everything went very well. I was first in line this morning. I had some back pain immediately after waking up so I took a couple shots from the morphine pump and fell asleep. After waking up, I'm in very little pain right now, although I haven't really tried moving at all. Everyone at the hospital so far has been extremely kind, far beyond my expectations. Still a little sleepy from the meds, so I'll give more details later, but wanted to say thanks for all the well wishes from everyone.
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Great news! Been thinking about you. Hope you have little pain as you start to move around with your new hardware. Very best wishes!
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Tim!
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