Just so that you know the pain doesn't completely go away and you lose range of motion, have to find new ways to work on cars. My right leg and butt cheek would go numb and I would fall to the floor when I sneezed. After the disc fusion there is no more numbness, but like I said there is still pain. Hope the Army pays me good for it LOL. I had one herniated disc, sometimes I feel like I should have passed on the surgery, but glad I did it at the same time. Good luck either way.