I'm looking for a little info, advice, etc from my fellow Freepers here.I have a herniated disc in my back. It's in the L5 area on the left (I don't know all the medical jargon for it)The doc says the next step is cortisone shots and if that don't work then surgery.Anybody been through this? Do the shots work? Does the pain go away?What about surgery? Does it work?Anybody know of a procedure called: Endoscopic Discectomy?My doc says only a few docs in the country do that. It's where you have the disc bulge removed in an outpatient type of...
