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I had my revision surgery in April of 2023, this is July of 2024 so 15 months since my surgery not 3 months, but I agree for a Microdiscectomy my surgeon said wait 6 months to go back to normal things, fusion I would say a year or 12 months to go back to doing what you were doing before.

I agree the injections did nothing for me... I always asked will it heal the disc, no.. then why do it.. if it aint hurting I am going to really mess it up if I dont feel the pain...

Hey John, I hate to hear you have been suffering with more back issues. In April of 2023 I ended up trusting my surgeon to try and do the revision and not touch L5/S1. They came in this time from the front and removed all the hardware and put in a new cage etc and screws in the back. The biggest issue I had was some stomach pain where I think the vascular surgeon messed up a nerve or got it trapped or something. It was bugging me for a year but my back felt much better. I think I finally fused at L4/L5. Now around 15 days after the surgery I had awful sciatic pain on the right side and thought I crap it is my L5/S1 disc and I should have just done both while I was under... well I asked the surgeon for a medrol or predisone pack and on day 2 the pain was gone. I have not had that bad sciatica since in the right leg. Long story short I feel 90% better now than I have since this all started. I can lift weights no dead lifts nothing heavy and not squats or anything bending over. I can run a little and walk as much as I like. Car rides don't bother me anymore either. I hope this continues. I am almost 59 and want 15 more good years and after that don't care what happens.. Well I say that now so we will see... Its crazy my wife just had a discectomy for L5/S1 so dealing with her back issues now. Good luck and I hope you find someone that can fix the L4 disc and facet joints or whatever they need to do. Post surgery you know is not as bad as what you deal with day to day... I was in so much pain when I ruptured the L4 disc the first and 2nd time that I was off all pain meds immediately waking up from surgery... It will be worth it if you can get it fixed... 63 is still young.. get back out there and do what you enjoy and find you someone to spend your life with... Good luck and keep me updated..

I agree! They might help you sleep some but as far as pain is concerned they never helped me at all.

Brad any update on your wife? I go in next weds for L5/S1 fusion. 😮

@@rtazz17 My wife's Surgeon same one I used, thought doing a microdiscectomy was the best option. She had the surgery in out patient surgery center at their location on 08/15/24 and was home about 6 hours later. We go in for her 2 week checkup this Thursday. She gradually came off the pain meds after 3 or 4 days just using Tylenol. Her back feels better and the pain is better although she still complains about a spot in her back left thigh that feels strange, hoping just some nerves trying to forget the sciatic pain that was there before. Curious what the surgeon says tomorrow. . The fusion is a more invasive procedure but honestly, depending on the type it is not super bad. Do you know if they are doing your fusion from the front or the back? My first fusion was outpatient center, but it never fused they did it from the back. I had a revision in April of 2023 where they took out everything and went back in from the front and it feels way better. Let me know if you have any questions about the post fusion etc. I have been through 2 so I will try and remember.

Its actually both. Its alif/plif. Disc out from front and spacer inserted and then mazo robotic assist from back to insert screws. He recommended screws in back cuz 5% of patients have cage move. I had choice, so I said yes. I in pretty good shape. 52yrs old. Active my whole life till my back sidelined me last 4 yrs. Im hoping its not terrible post surgery. Ive put up with a lot of pain so I know I can handle it but it would be nice to have smooth recovery. I have a little pain down leg but my pain is concentrated in my lower back. I had discogram in a couple discs and when they injected lidocain into L5/S1 pain went away. So its the smoking gun, I pray. Ive watched your journey.

@@rtazz17 Sounds like they are doing it the right way! I wish they had done mine from the front and back the first time I believe I would have been better. I was around 52 when I had my discectomy, did they consider that first? I re ruptured mine so wish they had fused me the first time although I know my neurosurgeon was trying to do the least amount of damage possible. Since you have dealt with the "REAL" PAIN, the recovery from surgery is always easier to me. Even the fusion revision was not as bad as I thought. I had more issues with a nerve in my stomach that I think got trapped than I did with my back. I did have bad leg pain day 10 or 12 but the medrol pack took care of that.. I still think I have some disc problems at L5/S1 and actually had lidocaine injected once to see if that was the problem and I felt 85 to 90% better after but the doctor did not want to fuse that area, scared of having two discs fused which he said would lead to more problems. I actually wish he had just done both while he was in there last time, but I can live with it right now and do alot of things I couldn't before surgery. Good luck and keep us updated or do some videos, since you will have time while you recover. Sounds like your Surgery Team knows exactly what they are doing and I know it will go great for you. If you have any questions let me know. My wife goes in for her 2 week post microdiscectomy tomorrow.

@@KBradAdams thanks Brad. Hope you keep recovering further.

The surgery I was talking about is not an XLIF OR FUSION. NO Devices like cages or spacers are inserted into the spine. The surgeon does not remove or cut through bone or muscles to perform the surgery. Instead, they observe your spine using a device known as a tubular retractor with a small camera. Also, they avoid making large incisions. The surgeon only takes around 30 minutes to complete the procedure and you can go home. Similar to a discectomy but instead of damaging bones and muscles only a small incision. I think if you search ENDOSCOPIC DISCETOMY it will have some information on it. I am just trying to find someone in my area that does it or says it is an option for my wife. We met with surgeon yesterday and he said he could do injections or typical discectomy and the herniation looked pretty bad based on the MRI and where her pain is, down the back and leg and into the foot.

I had a revision of L4/L5 in April of 2023 and now I am 90% better!

Update that might give you some confidence Patriciajump. I had a revision of the original fusion I mentioned in this video in April of 2023 and I am 90% better. Like you said get more than one opinion and find a surgeon that you trust. I say ask them if this was your wife or husband or daughter and they were in the pain I am in right now what would you do for them? For me surgery was the only thing that worked.

Welcome to the club

I hate to hear that I know I was given Medrol dose pack because I got severe sciatic pain in my whole right leg but it started about 12 days after the surgery. I think the prednisone and medrol may keep the bones from fusing correctly. You should start feeling better each day and I am sure they are thinking you just need time to heal. Is the pain in your back? I would try and just keep healing naturally and ask about pain meds until the pain gets better. Good luck and keep us updated and hope you feel better soon. I fusion is a big surgery and there is pain to be expected right after but it will get better.

Good Luck lrb and update us on how it goes. If you have any questions let me know. I am glad I had the revision Fusion and although I am not 100% it is better than it was and hoping everything goes great for you!

I feel much better so I guess my back fused! It’s been almost a year exactly from the fusion revision. I wish I had done the lower disc too now but hoping I can get better without another surgery. Good luck to you!

@@KBradAdams are you out of pain and working outa again?

@@davedalsimer Feeling much better. I think the Fusion I had a couple of years before did not fuse but this revision did and I can tell a difference. The stomach pain still comes and goes but not as bad as it was. If I stand up for a couple of hours without sitting it will come back in the same spot. It has been exactly a year since the revision and I believe it was successful. I have started lifting weights again, no squats or dead lifts. Mainly walking the mountain for legs but able to do some workouts with weights on a Smith Machine and Dumbbells.

@@KBradAdams Glad to hear Brad, I had an artificial disc placed 5 months ago in my l5 s1 and still having issues unfortunately

@@davedalsimer Oh no... what did they say the issue was? I looked into an ADR but where I live they didn't really do them so I had a revision of a failed fusion from a year or so earlier. Hopefully with time your back gets better. Did they do it in the US or another country?

Carnivore is great! and great for fusion. I am in Metro Atlanta GA. How about you. Yeah Cold Plunge is my least favorite but was $120 so the cheapest of the bunch but honestly you could roll your windows down in the car for 5 minutes on your way to work in the morning and probably get the same benefits. Although some times when I back or legs might ache it seems to stop the pain, then I jump in the hot tub and go back and forth. Not sure it does much but the hot tub definitely helps the back. I do have to spend about an hour or so every 2 weeks making sure the chemicals are right.

Actually in 2020 my fusion at L4/L5 was done from the back but it never fused. I was still in pain afterwards but I had a revision done in April of 2023. This time it was called an ALIF. They had a vascular surgeon come from the front and move everything out of the way then the neurosurgeon removed the old cage etc, and added a new cage. I will be honest, no one told me there would be any pain in my stomach but that was worse than the back pain honestly. It was not terrible but bothersome. I am just now getting to where I can stand a long time without this weird nerve pain pulling on my lower abs. I thought I had a hernia at one point but the vascular surgeon said I didn't and there was really nothing that would help it. I will say the fusion at L4/L5 is way better than it was after the first surgery. The only bad thing is I am about 90% sure I have had issues with my L5/S1 disc since this back pain and sciatic pain began and it was not addressed. If I could go back to April of 2023 I would pressure the surgeon into doing both discs, but always better to start small I guess. What symptoms are you having and what have they said is your problem? Just curious and good luck. Any questions at all let me know. I feel like I know more about backs and surgeries than I should or want to know at this point. I am considering doing the newer laser surgery on L5/S1 disc. Not sure if you are a candidate for that type but if I could go back in time I would have started with that over the discectomy. Good luck

Good morning and thank you for responding. Yes I would like to talk to you more about the new surgery. I’m wondering if that’s the one they’re talking about… I got to be honest I’m scared to death and I’m on my third surgeon because none of them have made me feel super comfortable. My problems started in 2020… i’m very active and I used to hike and walk 3 to 4 miles a day. My pain started in my hip and then my leg would go numb and I could not walk it got to be where I could only go for about 10 minutes so I started physical therapy. I tried acupuncture all the things and nothing helped so I went to a back surgeon and he did an MRI. Long story short he retired told me I need surgery eventually wanted to try shots I’m not really into that kind of thing cause I’m like if it’s a Band-Aid what’s the point and I know steroids weekend your bones. I’ve been trying to fight it on my own, but I have spinal stenosis spondylolysis my spines curved now, and there is nothing that I can do to fix this myself obviously. But I’m scared to death for them to operate on my spine. They told me at the last place they would go through my oblique, and he said that my psoas muscle would probably be the sorest part. I also have to have a partial laminectomy

@@colleenparker9695 Yeah I think the surgery I am talking about is mainly for disc issues but sounds like you have some spinal stenosis spondylolysis which the laser probably can not fix. I think you are doing the right thing researching more than one surgeon and you have to advocate for yourself. I tried the injections and that did not work for me. Like you said a band aid. They wanted to try ablation and I said I do not want to mask the pain I want what ever is causing it fixed. They want to do these stimulators etc.. I said no to all of those. How old are you if you don't mind me asking. I didn't want to wait until I was too old and them tell me oh it' dangerous to have surgery now. Like you I have always been active and the last 5 years have sucked not being able to do things that are active. Since surgery or 6 months after I was able to start hiking a 1 mile mountain and trails although some times I over do it. I also started lifting some weights again just dumb bells but I haven't been able to do that in years so in that respect I feel much better and somewhat alive again. Make sure to ask your surgeon or surgeons if it was their child or wife or husband what would they recommend for them.

I am 56… The last guy told me that I would have a full life after this procedure… And he said that it’s what he would do when I asked him… His message to me was you are still young enough to lead a full active life, and that window of opportunity is closing…that really resonated with me because I’ve been dealing with this for two years. Oh also I’m a hairstylist and I cannot really work anymore because standing behind the chair is almost impossible. To your story, gives me hope.

@@colleenparker9695 That sounds great and he sounds confident and I think he will help. 56 is good. I just turned 58. I did purchase a sauna and hot tub and cold plunge last year trying to do anything I could to help my back and I have used them all way more than I thought I would. I think it is going to go well for you and you will be back to walking and standing if you want too. Keep me updated here or on email I post these videos to help people, certainly not for followers or money, LOL so anything I can help with let me know. If you have any pre surgery or post surgery questions post them, I will answer anything I can although I guess I am supposed to say I can't provide medical advice and the information provided here is for educational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice. So glad you are on your way to feeling better. I went to Keto before surgery and heard nothing but good things about it, not sure what type of diet you eat but I think Protein is key in fusion. I walked daily after surgery and this last surgery took nothing but Tylenol even the day in the hospital of and after surgery. I was home the next day. They had me wear a bone stimulator not sure if it worked or not but I used it like they said. If your medical insurance wont cover one you can have mine if your surgeon thinks it might help. Again keep me updated please.

Why would you not want them by your head other than they get hot? I believe the reason you use the Ruby Lux NIR infrared lights is for penetrating the body? I got this off their webiste. Do Your Bulbs Have EMF's (Elecromagnetic Fields) or ELF's (Extremely Low Frequency)? Dirty Electricity? Some customers are concerned about the possible dangers of exposure to Electromagnetic Fields, or EMF's. A similar concern is exposure to Extremely Low Frequencies, or ELF's. These two are not the same thing, but people concerned about one of them will usually be concerned about the other. None of our bulbs emit frequencies in the ELF range. Usually, the biggest ELF risks are household electrical wires and the electrical cords of electronic products. So while RubyLux bulbs do not emit any ELF's, people concerned about ELF's should take care when choosing a lamp, lantern cord or fixture to use the bulb in. The best cords to use to reduce ELF exposure are electrical cords that are insulated. As far as Electromagnetic Fields (EMF's) go, RubyLux bulbs do not emit any EMF's in the range that EMF experts believe are potentially harmful. Another related issue is whether the bulbs put out what is referred to as "dirty electricity". We do not currently test RubyLux bulbs for dirty electricity, but we regularly hear from customers who do and all of them have said the bulbs emit very, very little dirty electricity. Difference between RubyLux NIR-A Near Infrared Bulbs and Other Brands: The RubyLux NIR-A Near Infrared Bulb is superior to competing brands. We invite you to take advantage of our hassle-free 60-day return policy to evaluate them for yourself.

If I compared the original make shift sauna in the tent to the factory made, I have to say the make shift was a little bigger so more room to move around and when I laid it on the ground it allowed me to lay on my stomach for 15 minutes and then turn over for 15 minutes. With back issues sitting for 30 was tough. It does not hold the temperature as well but would cause me to sweat just as much but took longer to heat. It is ugly and the new sauna heats up quicker looks so much better and after my last back surgery I can sit in there for 20 minutes with no problem and stand every few minutes just to mix it up some. I am happy with the real sauna purchase and my wife is happier as she hated the tent because it was an eye sore. She uses the new one twice a week and I have been using it about 3 times per week for 20 minutes a session. I don't use the radio in it at all even though it has really good sound. I rather grab a phone and play mediation music or music I enjoy or just listen to a pod cast or something. Any question let me know. But I say it was worth the money. Based on what I have read about the heart benefits I can see sort of see that. I take my pulse before I get in and its around 70 resting. Once the heat comes to temperature it goes up over 100 and sometimes reaches 120 even though you don't feel like it is beating much faster. No problem breathing at all.

Once you set it up and get it up to 104 or just hold the temp button for about 5 to 8 seconds and it will flash some weird numbers that end in 05 then 06 and a little while later when you go back the tub will be at 106. I still keep mine there and I have used my hot tub probably 6 days a week since I have owned it and sometimes twice a day. If you have kids I would not suggest keeping it that hot and I also don't stay in it longer than 20 minutes at a time. I recently got a cold plunge and sometimes will go back and forth. You are going to love it. I also will mention at 104 to 106 temps the chlorine might get used up faster. I actually went to a bromine floater in mine and love it. I change the water every 3 months and have not had any issues with at all. Only change I would make is I would convert to 220 power just to save a little money in the long run on electric but its not too bad. Any questions let me know.

@KBradAdams Just got delivered and full of water... set to 106 its only at 57 right now. My question is why is the temp light blinking? It is heating it was at 52

@@johnnysmoothcanton The temp light blinks all the time as you can even see mine blinking in the video at 106 ruclips.net/video/xWMOFaVS1ac/видео.htmlsi=0bbCs7nDdyuqrnhH&t=137 Depending on the temperature outside it might take a day or so to get to the 106 range. When I last replaced my water November 11th it was pretty warm outside and I reached the 100 range in less than 24 hours. The temperature should continue to rise. Keep me updated on how it is going. What state are you in?

Thx man will do. I'm in Ohio.

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The jets are way strong enough, I have had a jacuzzi bathtub before and it is nothing like this hot tub. This hot tub I keep at 106 all the time and the jets sometimes I don't even turn up to high but low, now low is more like a jacuzzi, high is like a massage and I have figured out how and where to sit if you want the jets on your hips, or hamstrings or calves. I have used this hot tub at least once a day every day since I have had it although I had to take about 2 months off after a spinal back fusion surgery since I could not get in water until the scar healed. Yesterday I was in it twice and I also purchased a cheap cold plunge tub that I refill every week with just plain water but will alternate or jump in the water after about 10 minutes in the hot tub then 5 in the cold water similar to a pool temp, then back to the hot tub, and usually do 3 rounds and end with the little tub of water to get some of the chemicals off before I go take a shower. I use bromine currently in the hot tub and it works great! Any more questions let me know. I also just purchased a radiant health sauna and use that about 4 times a week at 20 minute sessions.

Had another migraine yesterday for the 4th straight day, it started at 8pm on 07/05/23, got in the hot tub and it seemed much better after about 30 minutes in the hot tub and 30 minutes just sitting and I did take 2 tylenol when it first hit. Hoping today I don't have one.

To be honest I can get in and out even without the steps but I am about 6-1. With the steps it’s very easy. I think with a rail you will have no trouble. My wife’s mom is 80 and was able to get in and out of ours but we held her hand just in case. Mine has one deeper side so I made sure I put the stairs on the lower side. Good luck and update us on it when it comes. Are you doing salt or chlorine or bromine or do you know yet? I had the frog ease to begin with and it was easy to keep the chemicals on track. Good luck! You will love it I am sure!

If you asked me right after surgery I would have said "YES", if you asked me day 12 when the sciatic pain hit my right side and down my leg for a week, I would have said "NO"! Today about 9 weeks out of surgery I would say "PROBABLY" or the jury is still out. I think I need about another month to tell, that would put me at 3 months post op. I will update then! Thanks for watching.

I am glad I did the fusion revision now at a year, much better, if I could go back to surgery date I would have had the surgeon do L5/S1 along with L4/L5 because I think the only pain I am having now in my back and right leg is related to a disc issue at L5/S1 that has never been addressed. I guess I will keep pushing until the leg pain gets worse and maybe have to have that fixed but until then I am going to try everything to not have another surgery if possible.

Thanks May Smith and I hope you figure out the best way to handle your back pain as well. Surgery for me was scary and after this one if you had asked me 12 days after I would have said I would not have done it, but if you asked me today at 8 weeks after I would say I am not sure yet. My surgeon actually said many times over the last 3 years, if you were a family member of mine I would say do not have the fusion. I always said well if I lived with you for a week or a month you would see how much pain I am in and know that I need something done. Anyway with all that being said I still say it all depends on what kind of pain you are in. What level are they talking about doing and ADR? Also are you able to sleep or move around or are you stuck in bed? Are you having to take medication for the pain? Is it going down your leg or legs or just in the back? I would try and talk to another few surgeons in your area and just get some more opinions until you find the one that feels right. I honestly had a gut feeling before my first surgery that the disc below the L4/L5 was causing some of my pain and I didn't push to have that one fixed and looking back now I wish I had. I am probably 3 to 4 months away from knowing if mine was worth it but hopefully I post my next video saying my 3 month check up went great and they see bone growth and the fusion taking place. Good luck and I hope you find more relief than you have now.

@@KBradAdams thank you. It's good you asked me these questions as I don't really know what to do. I can sleep well with a pillow under my knees but every morning I wake up with pain. I have to do some exercise in the bed or use a hot bottle until the pain decreases. I don't take medication everyday, I take Volatren when I have pain . I can move around and do stuff but things like using the vacuum cleaner, gardening, painting that requires lots of bending make my back worse. I am on holiday now and my back is killing me as I walk a lot . Every ten minutes I have to stop, sit down or bend forward to take the pressure for a couple of minutes. I was much better before but after doing some painting, my back got worse . The pain do not go down to my leg at all , it goes to my right hip instead. I am not working now and I do not know what I can do anymore. I was working in accounts , a sitting down job which I cannot do now. Anything with sitting, bending, standing for too long I cannot do. I have no idea what I can do. It's depressing. What's your opinion, would you go for the surgery if you were in my place? Just depressed

​@@maysmith7994 Would I go for the surgery? That is a tough question because there are so many factors to consider. When I first had my back issues I tried everything I could to avoid surgery but when I got to the point I could no longer sleep, walk or stand more than about 10 steps, because the leg or sciatic pain was so bad. I really had no choice. I fought it for a good 3 or so months. I tried everything ice, heat, inversion, decompression, chiro, massage, Dr. Stuart McGill's back mechanic program, acupuncture, cold laser therapy, electric stem, tens, russian stem, cupping, cryotherapy, cold plunge, and as a last resort I did the Steroid Epidural Injections. I got zero relief from all of these and had to opt for a discectomy. If I could have slept I might have waited or tried something else. My pain was coming from a disc so my sciatic pain and back pain were different from what you have. I did wake up sciatic pain free so for me that worked although I wish I knew what I know now, I would have opted for a disc surgery where they don't cut your back muscles or bones but go in from the side and remove it. Back to your question I think I would ask, how old are you? Have you tried PT with a good physical therapist? Do you have weakness or is it just pain in your back mostly? Have you tried decompression? Since sitting seems to hurt that might help. Did you say leaning forward helped with the pain or made it worse? I think I would try and get a second and third opinion and look closely at their reviews and see if they have any other ideas that might help before opting for what your current doctor says. 2 surgeries just seems a little extreme and I still say I would avoid surgery if I could sleep and didn't have to use pain meds daily. What level is the slip in your vertebrae? One thing you could try is when walking take the exact same path each time and remember when you get to the point your back starts hurting stop before you get there the next time and the next day see if you can get passed that point without pain. Here is a video by Stuart Mcgill that talks about decompressing your back that might give you some relief. ruclips.net/video/LjhrtruNz3I/видео.html He also has other youtube videos that might be helpful. I hope you find some answers soon, but as I said I would probably hold off unless you were in more pain and until you find a surgeon that you feel really confident can help. Last question what state are you in?

@@KBradAdams I live in Germany, Düsseldorf and I have seen almost 7 doctors here plus 2 in England. I am 51 and my problem started 6 years ago. Yes, you have tried many different treatments, I don't even know half of it. One thing I didn't see in your list was RF ablation. Did you try that? My dr wants me try that before thinking about a surgery. You mentioned a good point about timing when I walk. I did that yesterday and I was 10 mins , that I should sit for a few minutes. Normally bending too much gives me a bad backpain for a few days but when I walk for a while bending forward gives me a relief. So I need to sit and bend forward. I don't know the level on my slipped vertebra but it's not high. One of the doctors said you need to try to make the muscles , the cire muscles stronger to keep the vertebra in place. Not sure if that will solve my problem but I decided to go to the gym and get a personal trainer to see if I can achieve that. I also want to do everything before I decide for surgery. For a long time none of these doctors I was seening didn't have any idea about my slipped vertebra as all they ask you to make is CT scan or a MRI. Only one dr asked me to have Xray in different positions ( like bending forward and back) so my problem was showing in those so now they know I am not a good candidate for an ADR operation unfortunately. It might be a bit strange but when I use a tense device, I don't feel the pain and I question myself, can my brain switch the pain off? Or even when I use some ointments that make the skin cool, I don't feel the pain but for a short time. I am saying these as some says your brain has that ability to give you pain and switch it off too but how I wish to know😊

@@maysmith7994 Thanks May and all that makes sense except they should know where the disc is L and level if lower back that is strange they haven’t said. I looked at ablation but from what I know now from surgeons if your back hurts bending back ablation might help probably facet joints. If it hurts forward probably won’t help! That was me pain forward but not back. I would almost guess yours could be a disc but probably not that bad do PT should help just find a good one that doesn’t over do it. Almost you are right phantom pain can happen. Good luck with the pt if you start getting leg pain back off! Then Ask for an MRI. I think you can get this healed without surgery if you find a good PT person that knows backs!

Yeah it would be a great deal for $2,500! They wanted $2,500 to run the 220 outlet so I went with plug and play. It cost me Total $5,590.44 with tax delivery and stairs/cover! ruclips.net/video/xWMOFaVS1ac/видео.html

Yes, my wife sometimes sits in it with the jets off. But you can turn them on low or high. I have figured out a way to make the temperature reach 106 and with the Jets on high for about 20 to 25 minutes it might drop to 105.

Do you just leave it running 24/7?

@@TeeezyTee no it has different cycles where it filters throughout the day and night. I turn the jets on high while I am using it.

Improving slowly but it does seem to be getting better. I am hoping my next visit with the surgeon he will tell me I can start doing more PT and maybe some dumbells or something.

I need to update a new one. I had been having lower stomach pain and believe it might be a nerve trapped where they moved everything since they came in from the front and might have stretches the superficial nerves called the ilioinguinal or iliohypogastric nerves that can cause that pain. Lately that pain has subsided so I am hoping that is not an issue any longer. I will probably do an update in a couple of days, but feeling better each day as long as I don't try and over do it. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for asking Sofia I appreciate it. I am hoping the sciatic pain stays away and my back fuses and I never have to have another surgery ever. Today was my first day back to work and it hasn't been too bad. I guess I need to just relax and be patient and let my body heal and hopefully in 3 or 4 months I am feeling better. I can not wait until I post my very last video on back pain and never have to do another one. Thanks again and I hope everything is going well with your pain! Keep us updated please.

@@KBradAdams My sciatic pain was bad on this last weekend and very bad on Monday. If I stop moving too much it calms down, but I want to be able to walk freely again and have a life! Doctor is saying I have to start physio and find a the right balance between moving too much and doing absolutely nothing for now . The nerve was bruised and had a change in its shape from all this time being pressured and that it will take time to get back to normal. I hope he's right, he seems very trustworthy.

@@sofia_chem Well it's good to hear you won't need surgery at this point but I hate to hear about anyone with sciatic pain. I don't think most people understand how bad it hurts. Have they given you anything for pain? I know the medrol pack or Methylprednisolone, did wonders for calming my nerve down. They also gave me Gabapentin but it has never worked or helped me. I do have some muscle relaxers but again those never did anything but make me feel loopy... Keep me updated and hope you are pain free soon. I keep hearing the best thing to do is just walk and that is sort of my approach. Maybe in 6 months I can try and lift some dumb bells or something but we will see. I don't know how old you are but I am going to also look into Testosterone replacement in a year if my back feels better. I have some friends that swear by it. Of course if I do then I will have to post a video about that. LOL Good luck and thanks for the reply!

@@KBradAdams I'm 39 Brad! I know walking is very good but apparently 20 minutes of it is too much for me right now. I'm on Gabapentin since January, so before the third surgery. It did nothing then but it really helps now. I take paracetamol (sort of yours Tylenol) if it hurst and if it gets bad I take codeine. I have a backup of Tramadol but I have never used that outside of the hospital after the surgery. My pain seems to not get even close to yours. Mine usually calms down if I lay down and I'm always able to sleep. I don't want to be taking unnecessary drugs, so since I'm able, I prefer to just lay down.

@@sofia_chem Thanks and that is good to hear! I used to take nothing for pain but realized there is no use in suffering. Right now I am not taking anything for pain but will take a tylenol if it starts and will take the oxycodone if the sciatic pain gets really bad but hopefully it doesn't come back like that again.