So here I was. The surgeon had cut away part of my disk. This probably meant that at this treated disk, as well as right above and below that disk, my spine was very fragile. So he first days after the operation were about keeping very still. I spent a lot of time on my back, in my hospital bed (I was hospitalised for 4 days), scanning the internet for advice and tips on lower back pain and recovery after operation. One thing kept on coming back: WALK !! So in hospital, I started walking rounds around the nurses admin desk, three to five times a day. And the physiotherapist gave me an exercise programme, which I took very serious.
Then, back home, I spent a month in bed, mainly. Still walking (in the garden this time, and longer distances every day), and doing the physio's exercises. I stopped taking painkillers as soon as I left hospital.
Then, back home, I spent a month in bed, mainly. Still walking (in the garden this time, and longer distances every day), and doing the physio's exercises. I stopped taking painkillers as soon as I left hospital.
