Lucky girl3 I can well imagine your pain. I experienced it before having a lumbar microdiscectomy way back in 2005. I remember the Neurosurgeon telling me the outcome would be the same in 5 years time whether I had the operation or not, but I found the pain so unbearable (and with a busy life at that time), I opted to have the operation asap. I woke from the op painfree, it was such a relief. I was given physiotherapy exercises afterwards and still do them, but maybe not as often as I should. I’ve also had problems with anaesthetics in the past, do discuss with your surgeon beforehand. I found that not having pre-meds helped a great deal. Good luck, try not to worry too much beforehand - easy to say, I know.