Okay you have endured the pain in your back for weeks, maybe months or longer. Your doctor is now recommending surgery and right now you’ll do anything to stop the pain. I know where you are coming from. I’ve been there, done that and lived to talk about it. But wait! Have you considered these three things? Now I’m not a doctor or a medical expert on back surgery. I’m just a guy who injured his lower back and for months endured the pain of a herniated disc. Some days the pain was so bad I would have done anything to stop it. Finally not really knowing any other options had surgery on May 11, 2009.

I do have to say my surgeon and his staff were great! The operation went well and I’m now recovering at home and feel much better. However I wished I knew then what I know now about back surgery. Below are three things you should consider first before undergoing the "knife’.

1. There a number of very real risks involved in any type of back surgery. I don’t have the space here to go into all the risks involved. Let’s just say that any procedure that is done so close to your spinal cord should be taken seriously.

2. Recovery can be lengthy my doctor said that I can expect it to take a year or more before am completely pain free. Now that’s the good news! The bad news is I may never be 100%.

3. My operation was relatively minor back surgery (Of course any back surgery is a BIG DEAL!) I still have 4-6 weeks out of work - for two weeks I have to stay flat on my back.

I don’t want to scare anyone from having surgery. My purpose here is simply to make you aware of how much back surgery can affect your life. Again for me back surgery seems to have been successful. However there are alternatives to a back operation that are non-invasive. Personally I wish I had explored these alternatives before I had my surgery. Now that I have plenty of time to surf the web (I’m lying with my laptop on my tummy) I’m finding Lot’s of information on other options.

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