Hi. I am six weeks post left L4/L5 laminectomy (no discectomy) along with right L5/S1 revision discectomy for reherniation.
My right side (the side with the reherniation and revision discectomy) is pain free.
My left side, which just had the laminectomy, is not. On the left side, I have intermittent back pain that goes into my glute. Some days, I am almost pain free. Other days, I have deep back pain. There is no way to predict it. I had no pain all day today until this evening when just reclining in my chair it began to ache.
Is this kind of up-and-down with symptoms normal at this stage post laminectomy only? I see my surgeon in two weeks, and wondering if I need to ask for imaging or continue to wait this out. At what point do you decide to image for continued post-op symptoms?