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A member asked:
At age 44,is it normal to lose alot of weight approx 5 kg for 6 mths post microdiscectomy surgery for l5/s1?
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Postop wt loss: It is not normal to lose weight after this procedure, but perhaps your diet, activities or medications have changes since then? These are more likely explanations.
Answered 5/16/2016
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