Hi Dr. Corenman,
I’m a 33 year old active female. I have asked you a few questions in the past and i appreciated your response and opinion. I am 9 months post revision microdiscectomy on my L4/L5 disc. My last surgery was in December 2021 and the first surgery was April 2021. Overall, this second time around, recovery has been going pretty well except for persistent central lower back pain around the L4/L5 region. If all went well with the surgery, do most patients continue to have persistent lower back pain? I have not had any imagery done since surgery, so I do not know for sure if it was 100% successful. The surgery did relieve my nerve pain in my left leg. Would you recommend this persistent back pain is something I should revisit with my surgeon about?
Look forward to hearing back from you