Thanks Dan, Mine is from the L4-L5 disc and goes down below L5-S1. The surgeon used the word "huge" 5 times. They are keeping me overnight because of this. I'm glad to hear your surgery went so well. I do have plans to move as much as possible afterwards. I have physical therapy lined up for 3 times a week for at least 2 months, and lots of walking planned! I'm already down 10 pounds and working on the rest. Your advice is excellent! Thanks again... Regards, Rob McCall McCall Piano Service, LLC Murrieta, CA rob at mccallpiano.com www.mccallpiano.com 951-698-1875 On Jan 10, 2010, at 12:56 , dpshans at aol.com wrote: > Hi, Rob, > > Dan Dannenfelser, RPT, here from Sacramento. I can echo Gordon's comments. Same surgery in March of 1992, (actually, L5-S1), same unimaginable pain down my left leg. Pain disappeared after the surgery. I now have the same numb area on the top of my left foot and great toe. The numbness does not affect anything. I grew up playing competitive tennis, and played for a few years after the surgery. I was curious to see if the numbness hindered muscle control on the left foot, but by watching the wear patterns on the tennis shoes, I saw no problems. You should end up pretty much as good as new. > > As soon as possible after the surgery, move as much as possible. Become a jock and a gym rat. Core strength, especially legs and abdomen, will protect the back in the future. Keep the weight down, and stretch several times a day. Remember, objects in motion tend to remain in motion, objects at rest tend to remain at rest....... > > Best of luck, and keep us posted, > > Dan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100111/6d1a1c26/attachment.htm>
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