Spinal Fusion Surgery Recovery Time. Complete recovery from spinal fusion surgery usually takes up to 8 months with the bone continuing to evolve for 12 to 18 months. Spinal fusion recovery can take anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks up to 3 months depending on your level of activity.
Depending on the surgical technique used recovery still may be fairly quick such as 6 to 8 weeks with the use of minimally invasive techniques. Recovery from spinal fusion surgery takes longer than with other types of spinal surgery. The first few days after returning home from lumbar spinal fusion are an important phase of the recovery.
In general the recovery timetable looks like this.
1 to 3 months after. After discharge first few days spinal fusion surgery recovery. 1 to 3 months after. Four to six weeks only walking and sitting.