Back surgery anyone else !!! - Tile Advice

[area tiling]

So got my MRI scan results today and it's looking like I need back surgery for a herniated disc l4 which is causing my sciatica agony ! Anyone else went through back surgery before and what's the recovery time !! Cheers in advance

 

[Andy Allen]

My wife has....it's about 6 to 8 weeks !

 

[james hailwood]

Hi mate I had surgery on my L4/5 in 2014. I flew back from Australia especially for it but couldn't work for 4 months after it. No carrying or picking stuff up for 6 weeks. Doing certain exercises helped plank, and yoga was very good. I flew back to oz and cycled 18,000km back to the uk again In 2015 so life isn't over although it does feel like it at times. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery for ya mate.

 

[area tiling]

Hi mate I had surgery on my L4/5 in 2014. I flew back from Australia especially for it but couldn't work for 4 months after it. No carrying or picking stuff up for 6 weeks. Doing certain exercises helped plank, and yoga was very good. I flew back to oz and cycled 18,000km back to the uk again In 2015 so life isn't over although it does feel like it at times. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery for ya mate.

Thanks

 

[Just Rizzle]

know two guys who have had back surgery the lighter of the 2 was back at work after 3 mths the other guy was off for nearly 6mths swimming helped the faster one back to work. every ones different and each two there own .
hope it goes well for you mate.

 

[Stan7]

I had surgery on my l4/l5 disc 2 years ago and other than a complication that caused me to remain in hospital for 5 days, it was the best thing ever! In the recovery room I knew all of the pain had gone and the feeling of relief was huge. Total recovery time for me was about 4 weeks.

I wish you the best of luck with the op and hope your pain is soon a distant memory.

 

[Dan]

I was meant to have it done after fracturing a vertebrae and chipping a quarter of it away. Was meant to have some solution injected and some bone removed but never had it done and touch wood it's mostly alright as long as I don't do too much lifting.