l had a spinal fusion almost a month ago & my thighs from hips to my knee is are still numb but very painful. Some say it was from the table l was on up side down for over 7 hours. l wished l could see a picture of that table.
l even had blisters on my forehead from the darn table.
To ''Richard C'' l have asked my surgeon several times & he always blows me off. Dr. is are so freaky about not answering questions & covering their butts. It is MY body & they do not like being honest with the patient !
Thank you so much ''Pearlene'' you are the first to give me some positive, bottom line common sense ! Only someone else that has experienced this can fully understand. This was my second spine surgery also. l also wish they would do something about those horrible tables, l had blisters across my forehead from it.

Talk to your surgeon about this. Nerve regenerates about one inch per month so it is going to take quite a few months before you will know if this is going to be permanent. The nerves themselves were traumatized by the procedure and that alone will take some period of recovery.

It has only been a month since ur surgery. Give it time. This is fairly normal during the extensive (at least four months) healing period. There is always a chance that u may have a degree of pain from now on, but trust me, u can learn to live with it. Being impatient will only frustrate u more. You're only human, & our bodies take more time than we like to heal.
And yeah, that table is as traumatic as the surgery itself. l told my surgeon next time l will insist on being dressed in a cute leather outfit before they string me up that like that again!