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Has anyone done a lumbar microdiscectomy?
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Yes: It is a very common performed procedure for lumbar disc herniation pathology. Most patients with radiculopathic pain from disc herniation do very well in my experience.
Answered 7/2/2017
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Yes: Disc herniations are very common. Most get better without surgery. About 10% go onto having surgery with a 90% successful outcome expected.
Answered 10/3/2016
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A member asked:
How long is the normal healing process of lumbar microdiscectomy? What is a good therapy?
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Lumbar MRI showed N impingement @ L5-S1 & poss surgery'd be microdiscectomy to remove extruded part w/ min recovery. Now symptoms indicate L3-L4 impingement too. How would this change poss surgery/recovery?
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24 yro male, history of microdiscectomy X2 about 1 year ago. If disc(s) are fixed, why is lower back pain (non radiating) still present?
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What are the odds of a microdiscectomy curing the back pain?
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