Back to back microdiscectomy.
I’m a 42f and just had a microdiscectomy 2/24/26. After surgery my pain became much worse and a new mri was done on week 7, showing I still had a disc herniation at L4-L5. My nerve pain is a little better, but I still have a lot of weakness and am unable to extend my left leg now. My back pain is worse than before, not at the surgical site but to the left of my spine and goes into my hip/butt/thigh. My dr gave me the choice to repeat surgery, or get a steroid injection and hope it heals on its own. I suffered with back and leg pain for over 10 years before I finally bit the bullet and had my original herniation fixed. I really am terrified of going back down the same road of hoping it heals but it just gets worse. But I’m also not wanting to have another back surgery so soon after my first one. My neurosurgeon says the chance of a second reherniation would be less than 1%.
I’m also a very active person and have a career that involves very heavy lifting. I want my life back and I’m looking for some advice on how to get there.
Has anyone had two microdiscectomies less than 8-10 weeks apart?