Podcast: Lumbar Laminectomy and Transforaminal Lumbar...

Healthcare professionals and public audiences from around the globe are invited to watch real time through the web as internationally recognized spine specialists from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia demonstrate a lumbar laminectomy and a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, or TLIF. Performed to alleviate severe, chronic lower back and leg pain associated with herniated discs, degenerative disk disease, scoliosis, and other related conditions, the procedures will be broadcast real time via webcast on Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at 12:00 p.m EST. All viewers will be able to ask questions online during the surgery and physicians can earn CME credit.

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[lildevil4life21]

i had this procedure done in may 16th of 05 and i was great for a while but then it started to go down hill! the pain started to elevate and know its not only my lumbar pain but both my legs and my feet hurt so bad... beacuse of the stiffness of my fusion my upper discs are to tense that they are being afected and ow my left arm is feeling numb because the disc are bitting my nerves... this sucks and know im pending a @nd surgery witch i hope it goes better!!!

[sslater069]

just had my my surgery last monday 2/28 had horrible pain everyday pre surgery some days i literally couldnt walk and was "stuck" bent over. spent 3 days in hospital in tons of pain had alot of spasims. now my legs dont hurt anymore and dont go numb. cant wait till i can do everything i use to do when i was a bit younger. im 22 btw. injured my back at work. dr said this would fix my problem since ive tried everything else. incision scar is about 8-9inches.

[LightHeartBalloons]

So please, Pimp my Granny!

[sos729]

Been there and it still hurts like hell 5 years now

[jay02905]

I had a laminectomy 9 years ago and although the leg pain is gone and i can do what i want to do. BUT ! i have been laid up for 7 days now because i bent over to put on my pants last fri and my back spasumed . and i just feeling better now ,so when you have this surgery you might feel fine but you are no way out of the woods !! good luck luck to all !

[tranurse]

i had surgery 2 weeks ago. i feel so much better. i stopped taking narcotics in less than a week. i have a lot of numbness in my rle, and no real patellar reflex in my rle. according to my neurologist, that may or may not come back. i start therapy next week for that.

[antifarleft]

I visited my surgeon yesterday and he seems to think im at mid stage recovery. Thanks for your help, i appreciate it. Keep well.

[mntnbik8]

depending on how much and for how long the vertebra was pressing upon the spinal cord and/or nerves it can take up to 6 months for the nerves to fully heal. it would be better to ask your surgeon though, since they would know your specific case.

[antifarleft]

i had a laminectomy 6 weeks ago , and while i feel a bit better in the week or so following surgery, i am not even one percent better than pre-surgery. does anyone know if that is quite normal?

[qoqqueenofqueer]

check out the odds of perfection- post surgery. I couldnt walk before and thousands of dollars to my chiro, led me into bankruptcy (he`s doing okay $though) Got the surgery and lordy lordy I can walk and live pain free, so there.