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Laparoscopic back surgery - anyone had it?
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<blockquote data-quote="Branhammer" data-source="post: 15503698" data-attributes="member: 164970"><p>So I've been dealing with a bulging disc in my lower back since about June 2015. At first it was causing excruciating sciatica, but after a while it healed enough that it was bearable. Since then, it's just been a nagging pain around the site of the injury; left lower back. It's bad enough that I can't touch my toes with my left leg straight or do sit-ups without making the injury worse. I have to be able to do sit-ups for my military PT test. I'm currently on a profile and that portion of the test gets waived, which I hate. It's embarrassing.</p><p></p><p>I've been going to the gym a lot and there are a lot of things I CAN do, so it's not difficult to stay in shape. I've also run multiple half marathons with the injury (although I really only jog/walk the whole time) and I'm trying to train for a couple of Spartan races this year, although this will be way more taxing on my back than a half marathon. The main concern is that the pain just hasn't gotten any better over the last year or so. It hasn't gotten worse either though. I need to get better so this doesn't threaten my career.</p><p></p><p>So far I've done physical therapy and a round of prednisone.</p><p></p><p>I have another visit to the doctor tomorrow and I'm thinking he may recommend cortisone shots, but if that doesn't fix it, the next step will probably be laparoscopic back surgery. Has anyone here had this done before? I've heard horrible things about how once you get back surgery, you are just never the same again after that.</p><p></p><p>I used to be like Wolverine. I could get injured and heal in half the expected time or less. Since I turned 30, I'm falling apart. And it's ****ing bullshit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Branhammer, post: 15503698, member: 164970"] So I've been dealing with a bulging disc in my lower back since about June 2015. At first it was causing excruciating sciatica, but after a while it healed enough that it was bearable. Since then, it's just been a nagging pain around the site of the injury; left lower back. It's bad enough that I can't touch my toes with my left leg straight or do sit-ups without making the injury worse. I have to be able to do sit-ups for my military PT test. I'm currently on a profile and that portion of the test gets waived, which I hate. It's embarrassing. I've been going to the gym a lot and there are a lot of things I CAN do, so it's not difficult to stay in shape. I've also run multiple half marathons with the injury (although I really only jog/walk the whole time) and I'm trying to train for a couple of Spartan races this year, although this will be way more taxing on my back than a half marathon. The main concern is that the pain just hasn't gotten any better over the last year or so. It hasn't gotten worse either though. I need to get better so this doesn't threaten my career. So far I've done physical therapy and a round of prednisone. I have another visit to the doctor tomorrow and I'm thinking he may recommend cortisone shots, but if that doesn't fix it, the next step will probably be laparoscopic back surgery. Has anyone here had this done before? I've heard horrible things about how once you get back surgery, you are just never the same again after that. I used to be like Wolverine. I could get injured and heal in half the expected time or less. Since I turned 30, I'm falling apart. And it's ****ing bullshit. [/QUOTE]
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