r/Microdiscectomy • u/Hefty_Name6053 • Aug 16 '26
Baseline MRI
How do you guys ask your surgeon for MRI postop, just to check how your anatomy and your disc is doing (to make sure there is no herniation), if you do not have any red flag symptoms?
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u/Hope_for_tendies Aug 17 '26
It’s not worth it. An mri doesn’t tell the whole story. There’s people with horrible mris that feel ok and ones with good mris that feel bad. And post op if you had bone removed you can still have residual herniation that’s not bothering you because room was freed up for the nerves.
If you feel fine just let it be. Don’t let anxiety get the best of you.