@SarraceniaWilds yeah. Thanks, that’s reassuring to hear!

@Karstan that’s great to hear! It should only be 1-2 nights’ stay. I should be mobile very quickly, but have also been warned that it’ll take 4 weeks before I’m doing light exercise.

@rickscully that sounds scary. Fingers crossed you find a way to get rid of the pain!

@Mab_813 thanks, that’s so helpful to know, and very reassuring.

@SarraceniaWilds just pulling out the part that’s pressing on the nerve.

@SarraceniaWilds that is very reassuring. Thank you!

@tio I hope you find the cause soon! I get how frustrating it is. The back pain got really bad in February, and only turned into nerve pain in March. I put off getting an MRI and was handling it like it was muscular for too long. Fortunately once I went for an MRI, it clearly showed the disc bulging and pressing on the nerve.

I’ve found lying on the floor with my legs at a 90 degree angle (resting on a footstool) helps decompress the spinal area. (Monitor overhead!) But that’s quite specific!

(Yes, it turns out the disc was the cause of the back pain and awful sciatica!)

Anyone here had a lumbar discectomy? I’m having the surgery in 6 days and I’m a bit nervous! Not so much about the surgery itself or general anaesthetic, but the stay in hospital and what the recovery will involve. I’d appreciate any insight or advice from people with experience!