
Back Surgery Done. Having Pain In Leg And Numbness In Foot. Will It Be Cured On Its Own?

The thing that laminectomy does is that it relieves the nerve root from the pressure it is tolerating, and it does not mean that you can do heavy manual work as you mentioned you had before. It is good to work and exercise to strengthen your paravertebral muscles to be able to do prevent extra pressure on your back. You can ask your doctor to give you a brochure related to XXXXXXX exercise for back muscles or you can even down load it. It will help gradually in the next several months and is the best method for the prevention of the future back pains.
The point that it is interfering with your sleep is a really important issue. Quit smoking is you do since it aggravates the pain by lack of oxygen and also you may use a medication from the class of NSAIDs (if you do not have renal problem, gastric problem or uncontrolled hypertension) to relieve the pain or tylenol after consulting with your doctor. Opium class of medications are not idea for this condition especially they affect your sleep quality and aggravate oxygen delivery problem with affecting your respiratory center in the brain.
Feel free to ask me any question.
I wish you good health.

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