How long to take medication after minimally invasive lumbar 5 sacral 1 herniation surgery varies from person to person. Generally, you can take some anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, nutritive nerves, and promote bone healing, and the length of time for each kind of medication varies from as little as 3 days to as much as 3 months or even longer. After minimally invasive surgery for lumbar 5 sacral 1 herniation, you may need to temporarily take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen for pain relief, but this drug should not be taken for more than 3 days, so as not to mask the pain symptoms caused by infection of surgical wounds, and in addition, you need to take nerve-nourishing drugs such as methylcobalamin, which should not be taken for more than 3 months. Calcium and vitamin D supplements are also needed to promote bone healing after minimally invasive lumbar 5 sacral 1 herniation surgery, and may need to be taken for a long time, especially for patients with osteoporosis. If minimally invasive surgery for lumbar 5 sacral 1 herniation is performed, follow your doctor’s instructions for follow-up.