My disctectomy was a week ago (March 30th) and my left leg was already very weak (2/5) weeks before the surgery. It hasn't improved yet and I walk very slowly with a cane although the sciatica pain is gone. I also noticed calf and thigh atrophy that started about a month prior to the surgery.
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L4/L5 discectomy 2012
Last edited by mstikes; 04-14-2012 at 04:21 AM.
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