ALIF: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

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Post-surgery LBA

Hello doctors, I had a spine surgery called microdiscectomy in L4-L5 on 21st jan 2026. Before surgery the pain was more in the left side and middle of lower back.. after surgery now the pain has started from right hip and travels down to the leg sometimes... there's a constant but mild pain on right side of my lower back. How can I this be treated?.. please help

Headache for 1 year that shifts sides.

Headache started before my boards I thought it was because of stress but it became constant,I have constant headache for more than a year  which shifts sides depending on which side i sleep on.it sometimes gets worse when it comes to my left side,I have no other symptoms other than my headache.it mostly feels like some weight is put on me and sometimes like a nail is pierced in my head.

Ladakh trip while having seizure

Hello Doctor, I had a single seizure in June 2025 and have been taking my medication regularly since then. I have not had any seizures after that. I am planning a trip to Ladakh in a few months, which involves long train travel and high altitude. I want to know if it is safe for me to travel in these conditions, especially considering sleep changes and altitude. Also, could you please guide me on what precautions I should take during the trip, what symptoms I should watch for, and what I should do if a seizure happens while traveling? Should I carry any emergency medication or take any additional precautions? Thank you.

Every day Sleep disturbance

Doctor, I am experiencing a daily sleep disturbance. Every morning between 3:00 and 4:00 AM, I wake up with a distinct feeling of heaviness and numbness localized to the back of my head. The sensation is quite disruptive and prevents me from getting a full night's rest. I have noticed a specific pattern: when I wake up and transition from lying down to a seated position, the heaviness and numbness start relieving slowly and after around 1 hr I start feeling better. But if I sleep try to sleep just after getting up that head heaviness remains there.

Eyes pain with dizziness in eyes.

From past 4 days I have been having too much neck pain and I guess it is related to bad posture as I have a screen usage of 7-8 hrs a day.But from yesterday I have been having dizziness in my eyes and it increases in evening and especially when I see lights in dark places.I also have eyes pains sometimes.I have checked up with spine doctor he gave some medicines and told neck pain would be fine with it.I also consultated with opthalmologist and she told the eye dizziness could be due to neck.But what could be the reason of eyes dizziness.As neck pain could be related to bad posture.

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