estimated recovery time?

Question

long question ok i hav a friend who did his back about a yr ago at work and had have surgery to remove his bottom 2 vertabra because trhey were out of place and were squashing a major nerve and then at the start of this week he went to hospital (on monday) because he lost all feeling in his left leg and had to have surgery that nightdoes tht mean it was most likely his spine again and how long would it take for him to recover and leave the hospital????
i only got to talk to him for a little bit before his surgery hence the reason i dont really know whats goin on any help would be greatly appreciated

Answer 1

I really doubt your friend will ever work again but if a surgery would prove to be a 100% success, I believe it would take a minimum of six months and up to a year to recover. I have known several people who just had their backs fused that required them not to work for 6-8 months. Thus, this surgery would be more serious and require more time to recoup. From the information you provided, I would say the average person would never return to work or at least not the typical work environment. I hope I'm wrong and I will pray for him to recover fully. Good luck and God Bless!

Answer 2

Sorry, but his back may always be not right and he will have pain. It will depend on how fast he heals before he gets out of the hospital, maybe up to two weeks. But he may not be able to work for 6 months and it could be up to a year.
I wish you both the best.

Answer 3

This is the sort of information you need to get directly from your friend, from his doctor or his family. We, in Yahoo land, would only be guessing and there is no point in doing that and raising your anxiety level. When your friend is able to have visitors, go see him and ask about the prognosis and what you might be able to do to help him.