So im having back surgery on the 30th of this month. Its called a laminotimy. They are removing a section of my L4 vertibrae and trimming the disk. So what I need to know is if anyone else has had this surgery done and how long it took before they could draw thier bow normally again. The DR. says I should be good to go by the first but I'm still worried.
good luck with that, I hope your surgery goes well I just here from alot of people I guess depending on what kind of back surgery that they felt worse after surgery. I wouldn't rush things, you will know when your good enough to try using your bow. hope all goes well for you.
Ty I appreciate it. I know that if they fused it it would be really bad. But they said that I will be up and walking around within a couple of hours and that most of the pain is going to be from the muscles being cut. I guess there is always shotgun. THAT WILL SUCK!
Michael, do whatever physical therapy it takes to be as normal as possible after your surgery, even if that means you have to sacrifice some hunts this fall. I am not a doctor but I did mentally stay in a Holiday Inn last night, so take my advice as a grain of salt. I would not sit in a treestand for more than a few hours without getting down or standing up to take off some of the pressure from your spine. I would also ice my back after anything that caused my back to hurt. Swelling can be your worst enemy in your fight to be pain free. I would even consider getting some of those heating pad adhesive things to place over the injured if I were hunting in cold weather. That would allow you to sit more comfortably over longer periods of time. Just some thoughts and I wish you the best.
Michael, Best wishes with the surgery. I've never had back surgery but I know a few who have (not your specific procedure). I encourage you to take your time (don't rush things) and be sure to do some type of physical therapy to strengthen and restore your back. You may miss out on some time in the woods this fall but hopefully that sacrificed time will benefit you in the months/ years to come. Again, best wishes to you! C
Lower back issue usually don't affect you're ability to draw your bow and such, however dragging something out of the woods will certainly be another story. Being able to recover less and major complications shouldn't be too bad. You may be slowed as far as putting up stands, using a climber, etc, but if you already have some stands in position, I'd think you ought to be okay for the most part. L4 is LOW in the back which makes little difference as far as drawing your bow. I have a co-worker who shoots semi-pro women's division who wrecked her back, and was shooting within 10 days, and the main part that held her back was the doctor not wanting her to even be walking for part of that time to settle down he inflammation she had. Hope some of that helps... Good Luck!!!
I appreciate all of your wishes and comments. I do have a shotgun and gun season tags I just prefer not to use them to be honest. That being said I wish all of these anti hunting tree hugging people out there could really see how much of an affect hunting has on our everyday life’s. I will definitely keep all posted and thanks again. Best of luck this season.
Mike, from my personal experiences I have found that doctors tend to stay on the cautious side a little bit when it comes to injuries. Although everyone reacts and heals differently from operations, I would assume that you could count on being good as normal after the time period he says. I hope things go well for you, and as others have said don't rush it if you don't have to.
