Question: I am now 25 days post op from a microdiscectomy of a herniated disc = L4-L5 right side. Still having the nagging (nothing severe) pain in butt, hip and lower leg/foot. I guess that is somewhat normal so will put up with it but also still having a hard time sitting without pain mainly in hip. These are all items I have had since cutting way down on the pain meds. It sounds like most of these items are normal for quite some time yet. HOWEVER, three days ago i think i bent forward too far and everything hurt even more. Since then it feels like my tail bone hurts and from the incision going to my right side feels like a bit of a burning stretched muscle. Are these familiar sounding items with healing and making the mistake of bending a bit for this type of operation? Should i continue with my normal walking and trying to sit now and then?

Thank you for the information. One other item is that for the past 8 days it seems like sitting and other basic routines are causing the left side(from spine area into buttock to left) to have almost more of a nagging pain than the side of surgery(right). Any thoughts why the left side would hurt instead of all pain on right side? Thank you

When putting on pants is it ok to be standing and lift leg and twist leg a bit to get into each pant leg (while keeping my waist and back relatively straight up) or should I be sitting down and try to keep legs straighter to put on pants?