There is pain and then there is PAIN. If you have sciatica, you know just what I am talking about. Sitting - hurts. Standing - hurts. Walking - hurts. And then, finally, you find that one position that makes you feel like you can handle the pain. That one position that makes it seem like you might just be able to hang in there until relief kicks in.
Then you breathe and you have to start all over. It is enough to make you bonkers. How long can you really live like this?
Then someone mentions spinal decompression surgery. It is supposed to take the pressure off of your nerve and give you crazy amazing relief. It seems like the sky has just opened up and a ray of sun is shining through. Sure, it may cost a little more than the average piggy bank can hold...
But isn't it worth it to finally be out of pain? Do you even remember what it is like to be out of pain?
Is spinal decompression the ultimate sciatic nerve surgery?
Spinal decompression is no cake walk. It is surgery after all. You check out of the hospital and go ballroom dancing.
But you probably expect that.
What you might not be expecting is that you will still have sciatic pain.
Yep, you heard it right.
The pain does not go away 'right away'. But many times, it does not go away at all.
How much does that stink?
Sciatica is a tricky beast. Stopping it is even trickier. You really have to do your homework when it comes to this surgery. Look at why you have sciatica (herniated disk, piriformis syndrome, etc), and then find others in your situation who have had the surgery and make your decision from there.
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