Expert Response: Microdiscectomy

Dr. Scott Boden of Emory University reviews Joel's video (see link below) and comments about the microdiscectomy procedure.

Related Links

Patient Story: Microdiscectomy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-smgjrogAY

Dr. Scott Boden
http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/about_emory/experts/scottboden.html

Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center
http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/departments/ortho/index.html

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Science & Technology

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• microdiscectomy
• disc
• back problems
• back pain
• back surgery
• emory
• emory healthcare
• atlanta

[atomicrooster56]

you lose all credibility when you use a term like "often time". look up the word "often". it's all you need moron

[joe40451]

5mm central disc extrusion is seen at L5-S1 bad or not because I had received 3 epidural injection and my pain is not going away at all in mornings when I weak up some times I feel better, but when I start walking the pain is getting worse, running down my legs I feel cold my feet some times tingling and big pain in my lumbar causing me spasm  I can not walk straight,repetitions bending over causing me really painful, and the doctors say 5mm is not to bad they tihnk need to walk more.I have7mont

[Brisoup1]

For the most part, the pain and numbness is gone. Right after the surgery, I had some aching right around the surgery site but this has subsided. Only if I do alot of bending or alot of physical labor, I still get some mild aching in my right buttocks area. This pain usually goes away after I take some advil. The Dr said this pain will slowly suside once the nerve gets used to not beign compressed anymore.

[blue123la]

@Brisoup1

Hello, Hope it worked for you, can you have us updated of the surgery and results ? how are you feeling now ? is the pain completely gone ?

[Brisoup1]

Going to get a microdiscectomy done in less than a couple days for my L5 S1 disc heirniation. Been having pain and numbness in my right thigh and foot. I've had 2 steriod epidural injections with limited success. Hoping this ends the pain.

[sbtmax2006]

This is a Great video .

I went through a Fenestration Microdicectomy surgery . ( L 5 right leg pain)

After the sergury i didnt had any trouble my pain was gone. then I had rest for 2 weeks & then i had a large belt which i use to ware around my back. thing went ok.. then after 2 weeks i got little pinching feeling again on my foot..(like the time before the surgery ) ............ what should i do?

[theerealrocknrolla]

@t28c hey. How did your surgery go? I'm considering having a partial discectomy or having my surgery done at the Laser Spine Institute. I hope your doing okay. I'd really appreciate your feedback.

[t28c]

Thank you for this. My surgery in 2 days, not looking forward to this and quite nervous.