re: Anyone heal their herniated disc?

Tough question to answer but I can tell you that I learned to be active and live around the pain for the most part. Low impact exercise like bike riding and swimming. Weight lifting but no deadlifts or heavy squats. Look into yoga and or Pilates . A strong core and flexibility will help. And when I say core I don’t mean do endless crunches. A PT that also teaches Pilates was a big help for me. Lastly, the type of surgery recommended to “fix” your back matters. If a discectomy is recommended it’s likely an outpatient procedure and you can be back again in no time. A 3 level fusion …..not so much. I’d get atleast 2 opinions from a good surgeon. You’ll get 50 different answers from 50 different people. Be open minded to alternative type treatment (within reason). Best of luck