DDouglas

I had a laminectomy and percutaneous discectomy on L3,L4 and L5. I have some light pain when I over do it these days, but nothing like I experienced before. I'm preparing now to climb Mt. Shuksan with Summit for Someone in August and as long as I remember that the surgery didn't give me a new back, then I can do anything I want...carefully of course. The PT is right...although you feel like leaping tall buildings in a single bound...don't. I went back to work and working out 7 weeks out from surgery...just at the point you're at now and it was too early...way too early. Sounds like your recovery is going well.

"What doesn't make us stronger, kills us."

I had the same surgery you've been prescribed, 5 years ago. IT SAVED MY LIFE! This was the absolute best decision I could have made. For the 3 years leading up to surgery, I tried everything, chiropractors, pain management including 22 epidurals, physical therapy and nothing really helped. It came to a point where I was wheelchair bound. After being in the wheelchair for 3 months, I walked a mile the day after surgery. I have since been able to resume the physical activities I hadn't been able to do in years. You MUST feel comfortable with your surgeon and research their experience with this type of surgery. I'm sure there are websites in your area where you can do that. Best of luck no matter what path you take.