Alright guys. who has had it done? Hurt my back at work and I've went through physical therapy and have gotten worse. Doc told me today they want to do surgery. They are going to shave the disks that are sitting on my nerves causing my legs to go crazy and loosing feeling in my feet. Give me some feed back if you can.

I've been thru PT, chiropractor visits, Three spinal epidurals.
I keep putting off the surgery because I've heard so many horror stories. But I'm about out of options. I almost wish I was losing feeling. Unfortunately I'm gaining feeling, pain that is. So if there's more positive surgery experiences I'd like to hear them.

i had surgery in the spring to trim a disc that was pressing on a nerve. It was amazing that the pain was gone immediately after surgery and the recovery was not bad at all. I'd definitely have it done again.

Never had it done, but worked for an ortho that dealt in back pain.

The procedure you need done would be the only back surgery I would recommend. No fusion, no hardware. This procedure typically works well and gives results like CAL states he had.

Had it done twenty years ago and it was what had to be done. Like cal said instant pain relief. Just take it easy for a while after.