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How will your back feel after lower back surgery for a herniated disk?
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Ins: 6 weeks like a back strain gets better quickly leg pain goes away quickly.
Answered 7/22/2012
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Usually just ...: Usually this is just incisional pain of up to 2 weeks duration.. If there was back pain equal to or worse than leg pain pre operatively, then you most likely will not get much improvement of your back pain & all bets are off if you are a smoker. However, about 10% of disc surgery patients can experience back pain due to ongoing degenerative changes in disc over time with a 5% risk of reherniation.
Answered 12/9/2013
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