Five days after back surgery

Today is the fifth day after having laser back surgery to remove a bulging L5-S1 disc in my back. Overall, I'm feeling pretty good. Taking into account that this was major back surgery, I'm doing really well. I do notice some pain in my right leg yet, which is a little disappointing, but I just have to remind myself that everything is still healing. I try to remind myself by putting things in perspective. If I had elected to have traditional back surgery, I'd probably still be laying in a hospital bed. Instead, I've been walking around since the day after surgery, and it's kind of been life as normal, although I'm not supposed to lift anything heavier than 10 pounds, and I need to be careful when bending and twisting.