It has been over two weeks since I had my bulging disc surgically repaired. At first I had very little pain, the sciatic issues disappeared as soon as I woke up. I did have pressure at the surgery site though. After a while the was significant swelling, a little bit of sciatic pain was returning. It was becoming uncomfortable to sit against a backrest.
It now feels like the swelling is starting to go down, the doctor thinks it is just a haematoma, and will go away within a few weeks. When I am sitting in my chair at work, then stand up, it feels like I have an extremely heavy backpack on. I am hoping that will eventually go away as well.
It is nice to be able to go for walks now, without having to sit down every 10 minutes..