Sciatic pain after a laminectomy and L4/L5 fusion

@downhillmarg 6 weeks is still pretty early in recovery and the incision takes that long to heal. My surgery was cervical and it took at least 3 months until I could forget I had just had surgery. I suggest ask this question of your surgical team. Perhaps you need new imaging to evaluate this.

I hope you are right. I feel discouraged.

@downhillmarg My surgery really helped with my sciatica pain. I have only felt it randomly as things are healing. There is a lot of trauma and inflammation caused by the surgery and all of it can maintain or increase sciatica pain until you heal.
Those soft gel ice packs are amazing for sitting back in a recliner and letting the cold penetrate everywhere that you feel pain.
Wishing you the best, Sherry

I had the same surgeries. It just made the pain worse. I have been on Norco, otherwise I couldn't live a semi normal life. Maybe you'll have better luck than I did.

I’m sorry you’re having pain. However, your post surgery swelling hasn’t had time to heal. Talk to your doctor about the pain and ask them to help you manage it. Sciatic pain can be many things and different to many people. I have had sciatic pain for over 30 years. It comes and goes, but it mostly comes when I sit too much and I don’t do the light exercise and stretch stretching that I should. You can try an MFR therapist And see if they can tackle your sciatic pain. They do a great job on mine and it goes away only to return if I don’t stop my bad habits!