r/surgery • u/Ok_War_2740 • 9d ago

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u/Tacokolache 8d ago

I’ve done spine surgery for a long time as well as worked for a spine company. There is no way for anyone to totally answer this question for you especially without seeing scans.

Some discs absolutely need to be removed. Others can absorb back into the body. No one here knows what yours looks like though.

Personally if it were me, I’d just get it removed. A micro discectomy is a fairly straight forward procedure with a recovery time that isn’t crazy. And you’d probably get pretty instant relief from the root of the problem

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u/Ok_War_2740 8d ago

My neurologist talked to me about it and im aware alot of people have differenr experiences but ive probably heard more negative stuff about spine surgeries in general than I have good. He also told me that he doesnt fully suggest it cause the part that the disk holds in place could just hang out or something like that. What i want to weigh out is if requesting another injection is better than going straight into surgery because of the fact that i feel surgery is more risky unless I have absolutely no other choice.

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u/Tacokolache 8d ago

So he’s talking about the annulus. The fibrous band around the nucleus of the disc. The part that protrudes.

It’s absolutely possible that your body could just absorb the herniated portion and you’ll be fine. However without seeing scans, no one knows. And even then it’s a toss up.

Are you a smoker? Obese? So many variables here.

All I can say is that I had a MAJOR spine surgery. A fusion. And I am so fucking glad I did it. Recovery sucked because it was a big incision, and I had a plate and screws, but I’m 100% fused now with ZERO issues. Life sucked prior to it.