Has anyone had disk decompression, and how long are you off work?

Question

I just had a discogram done yesterday, which was not fun... They said that disk decompression could help, I am 27yrs old with herniation on L4-5,L5-S1 levels. Is this a less evasive procedure and how sucessful of a treatment is it? Any feedback would be really helpful

Answer 1

some people can go for months with medical management. Severity of symptoms describes how soon the surgery should be considered. If "they" say a decompression may help, then I would go for it to avoid being told later, "had you done it then..." typically quite successful procedures though, good luck