Eric, I have great empathy with what you are going through. The pain can be terrible. I have had 2 back operations, both on L5-S1. The first when I was 23 and the second at 37. I am 49 now and pain free. After my second opperation I got thrown out of the police dept (disabled), I promptly joined the fire dept (different standards) I have no problem passing the annual PT test. Not sure why you think you can't go back to truck driving, I know truck drivers that have gone through it, along with policemen, firefighters, carpenters, nurses, a NFL quarterback, a dirt bike rider, and even a back surgeon that had a back surgery, all went back to work. Much depends on your physical condition going in, and here is my beef with all months of conservative management (PT ect) they but me through before the second surgery. The longer that disc bulge pushes on that nerve the more permanent damage will be done. I knew I was getting worse, my left leg was going dead, I fell several times, my brain sent a message to my leg to move and it didn't. Without an operation I was headed toward a wheelchair. The reflex on the back of my left foot is gone, and the ankle muscle is weak. Also setting around in pain and not working takes a real mental and emotional toll. As for the University Hospitals, remember they are teaching hospitals, you will be assinged a "Opperating Team" or some such words. That team will have a very experienced surgeon. That very experienced surgeon will watch a very inexperienced surgeon preform your operation. Everybody has to start someplace, and for a surgeon the first time is at the University Hospital. Finally, neuro surgeons are way better at this that orthopedic surgeons.
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