[mountaineer]

My husband had back surgery a bit lower down than yours (around L-5/S-1), before which he could barely walk up and down stairs - and since then he has run four marathons nearly as fast as he ran 25 years ago.

[Ben Hecks]

I suffered a ruptured disc (L1/S5) which got so painful I could not crawl. An MRI pinpointed the problem - the surgeon made a small incision and removed the broken particles that were making contact with the nerve. I went home the following day. No regrets about choosing surgery but every case is different.

[SamAdams76]

My husband had back surgery a bit lower down than yours (around L-5/S-1), before which he could barely walk up and down stairs - and since then he has run four marathons nearly as fast as he ran 25 years ago.

My wife was just diagnosed with a herniated disk at L-5/S-1). She is currently feeling numbness in her right leg and foot. Was this the same thing as your husband? She will have to decide if she is going to get the operation or not.