I had a spinal laminectomy surgery on Feb 5, now it's been about two months. I had the surgery because both my legs were going numb below the knees and I couldn't feel the bottoms of my feet. There is in addition a 6 inch scar on my back, and when I touch the incision area, it feels like there my hand is rubbing over a leather jacket, even though I am touching my own skin.
Although the doctor told me to be off tennis for 4-6 months, I started hitting against the wall again 4 weeks after surgery, and now I am just hitting against the ball machine. I can't hit against any opponent, because I can not run, and the use of my legs are limited.
No one knows your own body as well as you. The time frame that the doctors give you for recovery is pretty conservative, so I think that your cracked bone is probably indeed heeled. But remember, after any injury, things are usually never the same. Take it easy, and listen to your body. (Listening to your Mom is always good advice, too)
Having said this, I have hopes that my body will get well again, but I have this gut feeling that my injury will be permanent. My close doctor friend tells me that there are two things in our body that does not heal and regenerate. 1. muscle and 2. nerve. My case, is a damaged nerve, which will never heal. Your case is bones, which grows back.
So don't worry too much, rest the injury, work out slowly and rebuild your surrounding muscles that were out of commision for a while.
