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Has anyone had a Laminotomy, NOT Laminectomy

Spine Health | Last Active: Mar 9 5:37pm | Replies (55)
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@jenniferhunter

@annie1 Annie, After surgery, your surgeon will give you postoperative instructions with restrictions like no lifting more than 10 pounds or twisting, bending, etc. It takes about 6 weeks for the incision to heal completely. I’m sure you will have a number to call for questions and there will another doctor overseeing patients in recovery. I talked to a neurosurgeon resident who was on call after my spine surgery.
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annie1 | @annie1 | Feb 11 11:20am

Thanks Jennifer. But when they say 6 weeks for recovery within that time frame will I be able to be going out side and taking walks and maybe taking a bus somewhere? Also I'm a little concerned about things like making my bed because I have to shake out the sheet and I think that would require muscles in my back? And they said they wouldn't tell me ahead of time whether I was going to be getting home health aides, they would evaluate me on the hospital. Also a big love of mine is swimming and I was wondering if I'll be able to swim before 6 weeks or I would have to wait that whole time.

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