I had it done about 20 days ago - I was in severe pain after the surgery, which was a surprise as I was told there would be minimal pain. I had to beg for some type of pain medication. They finally gave me a steroid pack and some celebrex that helped slightly. The surgeon gave me 6 injections on my back about a week after surgery and it hurt as my back was so sore. They said it was probably nerve pain - I was prescribed some gabapentin - but the dosage was way too small. I am starting to feel a little better and I use the gabapentin combined with meloxcam - my hope is that this is just temporary as I am finally feeling a bit better - but my pain is worse that it was before. I wish that they would have told me this was to be expected....I am giving it more time with the hope I am just an unusual case. I do not like taking these medications and hope to be off of them soon. Right now I would not recommend this to anyone