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surgery or no surgery - herniated disk
Spine Health | Last Active: Nov 16, 2019 | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
Hello @helenr. I'd like to invite a few members who have discussed herniated discs on Connect who can maybe share their treatment experiences. @ktgirl, @babette, @salsa, and @candrgonzalez all discussed shots/injections for herniated discs with varying results. I'd also like to invite @pines who ended up having surgery for a herniated disc.
@helenr, if you are comfortable sharing, what type of surgery would you be getting?
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thanks so much, Justin. I don't know exactly what kind of surgery - the doctor said there would be a small incision in my lower back - and they go in with a tiny microscope and sort of smooth out the disk that is herniated. It is not major spine surgery - where they open you up. I'm not there yet - and would certainly get a second opinion before I do anything like that.
Helen