Case Summary  |  Herniated Disc - Microdiscectomy

When I was 18 years old I found out that I have degenerative disk disease. They sent me to physical therapy, but this just aggravated my condition further and soon I had a herniated disk. I tried painkillers, oral steroids, steroid epidurals nothing would stop the pain. I had sciatica pretty bad and my doctor finally recommended surgery. I had my microdiscectomy and the pain in my leg began to wear off and soon I was pain free. The surgery recovery was fairly minimal and I was able to move, not quite like I used to, but much more than I had before my surgery.