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Recovery time- Disc Herniation
4 month ago I was feeling pain in my lower back and tailbone bone area then in November 2024 when my pain got severe I went to the hospital to visit orthopedic, the doctor asked me to get the MRI done for Spine and in the MRI disc herniation was found in all 3 section lumbar, thoracic and cervical, then doctor puts me on medication and physiotherapy And now after 2.5 months there is some relief in pain, you can on scale if earlier it was 10 but now it's 4, All medications have been stopped now, only physiotherapy on alternate days and some exercises are going..  but still whenever I do some activities which involve small bending to downside or some small work on laptop by sitting for only 30 min - 1 hr  my pain gets started at lower back near sacrum joint and it feels like feverish for the whole day.. Could you please tell me what's the timeline in this, how much time it will take for complete recovery, because now I am start losing my patience as not able to live a normal life.
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Almost 80% patients with disc herniation usually get relief within 6-8 weeks with medicine and physiotherapy. For remaining 20% sometimes injections are required with decent success. Rarely do patients need surgery.
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Beter to consult with a Pain Management Clinic for better understanding and further treatment.
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6 week is recovery time
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