What should I pay attention to after minimally invasive spinal laminectomy? 1. Postoperative diet. You can eat and drink after surgery. There is no special contraindication to general diet, but alcohol is prohibited for 3 weeks after surgery, and it is better not to eat fish, shrimp, crab, spicy stimulating food, etc. For diabetic patients, the diabetic diet should be continued after surgery to control blood sugar effectively. 2. Postoperative rehabilitation. Patients should stay in bed for 3 days after surgery, try not to sit up, stand up, walk, and wear a waist cuff if necessary. If necessary, the patient should wear a waist cuff to move around. When eating, the patient can lean against the bed and should wear a waist cuff. During the period of bed-ridden, should be appropriate to do hook feet, leg lifting movements, each time 20-30 times, 2-3 times a day, if the elderly have difficulties, the family or accompanying staff can assist in completing, but also to help the patient to appropriate massage of the lower limbs or waist. After 3 days of surgery, the patient can have appropriate activities, such as going to the toilet, sitting by the bedside to eat, walking on the ground, etc., but he/she must wear a waist cuff. 3 days after the operation to 7 days after the operation should be more bedridden, in bed to perform functional exercises, the same as before more hook foot, straight leg elevation training, and gradually increase the number and frequency of the previous. On the 3rd postoperative day, blood can be drawn to recheck the routine blood test, blood sedimentation, C-reactive protein, if the result is normal, usually in 5-7 days after the operation, discharge. After discharge from the hospital, the patient should go down to the ground and stay in bed for 3 weeks, and then gradually increase the amount of activity after 3 weeks. After 3 weeks, gradually increase the activity. After 3 months, wear a waist cuff for 3 months, and after 3 months, wear a waist cuff when you are riding in a car or working. 3. About the “postoperative recurrence period”. In some patients, the original symptoms will reappear or even aggravate in about 3-4 weeks after the operation. Generally, the possible reasons are: increased activities after the operation; not wearing the waist cincher according to the doctor’s instruction; not taking medicines for activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis and analgesic drugs, and so on. After the symptoms of “postoperative recurrence period” appear, the patient should communicate with the doctor in time or come to the hospital for consultation. According to the patient’s condition, the doctor can give anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and most of them can be relieved or recovered, and if necessary, the sacral tube can be closed or intravenous drip dehydration, swelling, analgesic, hormone drugs. 4. Post-discharge medication. It is recommended to use anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, blood thinning drugs and neurotrophic drugs for 3 months after the operation, in order to facilitate the smooth transition through the recurrent period and reduce the postoperative symptoms. If it is convenient for you, you can have a follow-up examination every 2 weeks in 3 months after the operation, or communicate with your doctor by phone. 5. Rehabilitation training after discharge. It should be gradual and in accordance with the doctor’s instructions: insist on doing the “swallow fly” movement (slow and soothing) of tilting the head and lifting the waist every day, 20-30 strokes each time, 2-3 times a day; lower the head and bend the waist less, don’t sit for a long time and stand for a long time and don’t bend down to lift heavy things. Do not engage in long-term bending or long time squatting work or activities, such as not long time Internet, long time playing cards, long meetings, pulling weeds and so on. You should also not be absolutely bedridden without any exercise after discharge from the hospital. You should keep in touch with your doctor within 3 months after the surgery, so as to facilitate the guidance of medication and rehabilitation exercises. 6. Review and follow up. After surgery, you should come to the hospital for review and follow-up at the 3rd month, half a year and 1 year, and bring the preoperative imaging data with you when you come to the hospital, or communicate with the doctor on the phone when it is inconvenient.