I had surgery in August 2024 on L3-L5 due to pain/weakness/numbness from low back/hips/buttocks down to feet. It was worse when I walked/stood for more than 5-10 minutes. Also hard to sit in the same position for too long. This was caused by spinal stenosis/degenerative disc disease and neurogenic claudication. My surgery involved removing discs between vertebrae and fusing after removing lamina to stabilize my spine. I am 55, female. It has been over 2 months now and I do not have the symptoms of pain/numbness like I did and have some residual weakness in my hips/hip flexors which my hope is physical therapy will help me strengthen over time.

Have you tried spinal injections to help reduce inflammation around spinal nerves? Have you tried physical therapy to see if stretching/strengthening can help relieve pressure on your nerves?