General Chat

Wend, I hope the OP goes well and that it helps your daughter, I get sciatica so I sympathise with her.

It does help if you hear from other people experiences.

found this.........if it's any help.

http://www.healthypages.co.uk/forum/back-problems/48538-discectomy-after-operation.html

sounds painful - let's hope the op is a huge success


A discectomy (also called open discectomy) is the surgical removal of herniated disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord. The procedure involves removing the central portion of an intervertebral disc, the nucleus pulposus, which causes pain by stressing the spinal cord or radiating nerves. The traditional open discectomy, or Love's technique, was published by Ross and Love in 1971. Advances in options have produced effective alternatives to traditional discectomy procedures (i.e. Microdiscectomy, Endoscopic Discectomy, and Laser Discectomy). In conjunction with the traditional discectomy, a laminotomy is often involved to permit access to the intervertebral disc. In this procedure, a small piece of bone (the lamina) is removed from the affected vertebra, allowing the surgeon to better see and access the area of disc herniation.

Done that too Mr. M. - I'm well up on discectomies ;-)

I have done, Mr. M., but it's always helpful to hear other people's experiences. My daughter has been told that it may not be successful, which worries me.

Youtube it Wend.......... :-)

Edit.....or Google........if you spell it right .... :-)

Oops, yes, Rose, I do, thanks :-)

My daughter is having this operation tomorrow, after suffering pain in her lower back and leg for months. I've looked on here to see if there is anyone who's had the same op, but there's very little - Phyll's thread on 'Defrag' came up, but not the same thing lol!

Has anyone had this op and, if so, what was your experience?

Wend, do you mean discectomy? :-S

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