Back from Microdiscectomy

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We are already back! Hubby's microdiscectomy at Tulsa Spine Hospital went very

well; surgery was about 1.5 hours and recovery about that long also. He stayed

in the hospital just about 24 hours and was released. He had NO PAIN RELIEVERS,

no Morphine pump or anything, just a few Toradols and Cefa (antibiotic) and

standard Potassium IV drip, which (we believe) were mandatory after surgical

procedures.

Doctor said he removed three large pieces and the spinal cord just relaxed and

right back to normal. The pain in right leg was almost totally aleviated; some

very slight tingling in the center of the foot is there but nothing significant

and it may go away, given time to heal.

He was doing so well about getting up and walking around that the air pumps for

leg circulation were removed on his first attempt to get out of bed and never

put back on - obviously not needed. By evening (7-8 hours later) hubby walked

" george " , the IV stand, all the way down the hall to see the fish tanks in the

other waiting room and back again. This was a substantial distance; the nurses

said that proved he was in fast recovery, and he was not even tired afterwards.

Although his incision dressing leaked a little at first (not put on tight

enough), we changed it about 3-4 times and it was no problem - just a little

blood. (I had a lot more than this after my hysterectomy!)

He has two prescriptions, which he may need for possible muscle spasm and pain

relief - not to take them unless needed.

If you're contemplating this or a similar type of procedure at Tulsa Spine

Hospital, we would highly recommend them. Nice people, top-notch facilities,

nurses and aids obviously know what they are doing. I slept on a roll-away bed

in the room with hubby. The room was large enough and convenient to move around

in, with extra space.

Now we're getting caught up on things here " back at the farm " , so to speak. I'm

physically tired froom all the driving and plan to get caught up on my sleep

tonight. Our daughters got plenty of sleep, or at least the opportunity to

sleep (<G>), in a local hotel. We even got a discount rate due to hubby's

hospitalization.

Mark it up to at least one (so far) successful surgical procedure on the list!

HA HA.

Debbie Dahl