[Maria]

Blair,
Sounds like your recovery is progressing very very well! I'm amazed that you can do as much as you are now so it does sound like the surgery was successful!

I don't know much about the symptoms you're feeling except I know after my 2nd spine surgery which was just a percutaneous discectomy at L4 (L5S1 had been an open discectomy) I had some very weird sensations in my lower body/extremities such as numbness/tingling for a few months.

The leg twitching may fall under RLS or restless leg syndrome and I would venture to guess that will be transient as well as nerves are reacting to surgical intervention and now recovery. I had this when sleeping and it used to literally move me on the bed and I felt like I could feel my low back spasms thru the bed (kinda like the Exorcist w/o head swiveling)!! That lasted at least a month, maybe longer as I remember it freaked me out but the Neuro had said it was normal (oh yeah..real normal)~

On weight loss, WOW!! Often one hears of weight gain after surgery but it's really great hearing about weight loss (if necessary). I know what you mean re cute shirts/clothes as I went from 125lb to 104 lbs over 6 months and I fit into size 2's and 3's now vs. 6's and 8's.

However, in my case, age being against me.. I need to head to the gym to tighten up. Am hoping to do this before surgery! What I had forgotten about was a brace in the summer... shouldacouldawoulda had surgery in May?!

Anyway, continue on with your stellar recovery and congrats on kicking butt with your final grades!!!! Whooohoooo!!! (we all knew you're a brain)