@gidget1280 I traveled tons before I am ended up having my eventual surgery. Honestly, don’t wait too long if you have a good orthopedic surgeon and they recommend surgery because my nerves were crushed in my spine L3 L4 L5, and they have remained dysfunctional ever since, but the surgery was 100% successful! How are used to travel to answer your question was with pain medication? I take Percocet low-dose for 30 years and I would need it for a long stance on the airplane in the economy section. I also packed a heating pad and a small compactible pillow that would go between my knees at night. Now they give you lots of extra pillows in the hotel rooms so I don’t need to pack the pillow. RFA radio frequently ablation is considered non-surgical and I had those they were very successful for about 15 years. Ask your pain management doctor about that. Good luck.