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DiscussionStruggling after Hemilaminectomy
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Thank you for the reply. Goals aren’t a problem for me but rather the ability to get at them because I’m limited by the pain in my leg and butt.
I recently obtained an MRI showing the surgery fixed only one of about 4 problems causing the pain including bulged discs , lose disc material and stenosis at locations other than the surgery site.
i am becoming an expert at figuring put how to do the things I like while at the same time, avoiding too much standing, too much sitting, etc.(movement, Positions, etc that aggravate the nerve and b
bring on the pain).
Presently, I swim daily, strengthen my core on a pilates reformer and visit a clinic where they administer warm laser therapy in an effort to reduce inflammation and hopefully scar tissue formation.
The clinic offers Vax-D lumbar distraction therapy. I may try that once I am fully healed.