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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4773878, member: 12088"] If she had a disc removed [L5/S1, I think that's what he reports] and assuming it was a laparoscopic procedure the recovery should be relatively brief. When I had an L5 discectomy 30+ years ago, recovery took >6 months. The vertebrae would probably have been fused as part of the procedure [mine were], so she may well be a bit stiffer than before. But the muscle damage from laparoscopic procedures is minimal, which speeds recovery time. It can be a little as a few weeks to recover an active exercise regimen. All this is to suggest that she and the coaches may already have a good idea what sort of improvement to her game she's capable of. [/QUOTE]