How long does it take to fully recover from a laminectomy?

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asked Mar 8, 2020 in Other- Health by Clairejlives (530 points)
How long does it take to fully recover from a laminectomy?

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answered Mar 8, 2020 by Cathy21 (95,100 points)
Full Recovery from a Laminectomy is around 6 weeks to around 4 months depending on your current health.

For most people they recover from the Laminectomy within 6 weeks to 8 weeks but sometimes it can take as long as 4 months to recover fully from the Laminectomy.

After a few days to a few weeks of having the Laminectomy you can usually return to work such as doing office work and other less labor intensive work such as light housekeeping.

The average hospital stay for people who have had laminectomy surgery is between 1 to 4 days.

After the laminectomy surgery the hospital staff will want you to stay in the hospital for between 1 to 4 days and during the hospital stay they will monitor you and your health.

The hospital staff monitors the patient for any possible complications after the laminectomy surgery.

Also during your hospital stay after the laminectomy surgery you will usually have a physical therapist work with you on a rehabilitation program.

You usually need some physical therapy to get back to normal after you have the laminectomy surgery.

After you have the laminectomy surgery done you should be fully recovered or at least near full recovered within 6 weeks after the laminectomy.

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