I can sympathize with you, Deebie. I had L5-S1 surgery for a twice-ruptured disc way back in 1991. I had such severe sciatic symptoms I was literally dragging one foot. Being a dentist, I could not take anything stronger than Advil but being a "one-legged" dentist made working difficult as well as painful. Thus the surgery. That disc has re-ruptured (probably 5 years ago) but now I am sure both sides have ruptured. I have sciatic pain on both sides now and just live with it (for now). I have had back problems and pain for fifty years and I can manage a lot of pain.........
