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    PLIF Post-Op Numbness

    It's been 2 months since my PLIF L5-S1 and the nurabness in a few of my toes hasn't gone away. Right after surgery I mentioned this to the neurosurgeon and he said that is normal after surgery. The toes that are nurab are on the right foot. I had nurabness on both legs before surgery, but never...
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    4 months Post-Op PLIF Problems

    I am still in extreme pain everyday. My legs still give out and they burn, I also have nurabness in 3 toes on my right foot that was not present before surgery. Can anyone who's had this surgery explain why these problems still exist? I thought the surgery was supposed to fix all of these...
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    PLIF Surgery Tomorrow!!!!!!!

    My procedure will be done on L5-S1. Any ideas on what to expect?
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    Weight Loss After Lumbar Fusion?

    Hi everyone! I will have a lurabar fusion, discectomy and decompression on L5-S1 in a few days. My doctor told me to expect a long recovery period. Have any of you (who needed to lose weight) had trouble losing weight after surgery? I know it's gonna be hard to move around for awhile, but I...
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    Prozac Side Effects...

    I've been on 20 mg prozac 1x a day for a month for depression and anxiety, and now I'm up to 40 mg 1 x a day. It's been 2 weeks and sometimes I notice myself staring off into space, and then snapping back into the present. I am usually aware of my surroundings when this happens, but I just...
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    Hey, can you guys help me with a Physics problem, i'm studying for my final.?

    Suppose the Sun’s gravity were switched off. The planets would leave their nearly circular orbits and fly away in straight lines, as described by Newton’s first law. Would Mercury ever be farther from the Sun than Pluto? If so, find how long it would take for Mercury to achieve this passage...
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