Although any surgical intervention has risks, the probability of an unfavorable outcome when removing intervertebral hernias is minimal, and in most cases, you can be up and moving the day after surgery. Neurosurgeon Andrei Vavryn told socialbites.ca about this.
“Many people are afraid to ‘go under the knife’, some trying to strictly avoid surgery even when refusing surgery would have serious consequences, up to serious disability. Absolutely any surgical intervention is associated with risks, but still the probability of negative consequences when removing a herniated disc is minimal, ”explained Vavryn.
Not all hernias need to be removed. In addition, they can even resolve spontaneously – there were such cases in Vavryn’s practice.
“The vast majority of my patients seeking help for a herniated disc have been successfully treated with conservative treatment or minimal intervention. There were several cases where the patient planned to undergo surgical treatment according to the quota due to obvious symptoms, but after two months of paperwork and a positive result with the implementation of the quota, there was nothing to operate on. Since her hernias were under control, they disappeared in the preoperative examination. “We had to let the patient go,” Vavryn said.
Read more about how to distinguish a herniated disc from muscle problems and why you should not be afraid of surgery – in material “socialbites.ca”.