You r right about US health care. I just had same procedure done 1 hour in recovery then I was sent home 45 minute ride in car was very painful.

congrats tray ,hope you recover soon and take care!

Good to hear everything went smoothly. Have a great recovery, bro!

Trey, all the best for your recovery. I am confident you will make it and you will feel good over time.

Great to see that you got through it well. Now recover, mate.

Really happy for you! Get well fairly quickly! Looking forward to seeing videos from your rehab!

I'm glad you are already up. Hope you will feel better soon.

dang we are about the same age, stay strong bro! 90s babies stand up 👊🏽

Glad everything went well, congratulations. Have a great recovery and take care.

Hi Trey, was thinking of you during your surgery and that hopefully all went OK. Very glad that all went good and that you are doing OK. Very happy for you that all worked out for you and happy that Germany and the German health care system is working for you.

So good everything went well! Stick to the advice of the doctor and don't bent! Wish you all the best!

Great to see your speey recovery and that all went so well. My offer to meet you and your family in a nice beer garden in Munich still stands 😄🤗👏🥳

Great that this surgery went well. I got many back problems , having L6 instead of only 5 but I do regulary exercises to train my back and front / core muscles to support my back.

Hi Trey, I’m happy that you had a very good experience in this German hospital (except for the big needle in belly). I hope by now you have made a full recovery. God bless you and your family.

Thanks for this video, im having the same surgery in a few days. L5/S1 as well, im pretty nervous but ready for this pain to go away. Your video makes me feel much better. Thanks again 👍

Thank you for sharing this, much appreciated 😃

Thanks for the minute by minute breakdown of your experience. Im scheduled for the exact same surgery March 28. Your explanation and smooth presentation was very helpful. Wish you a quick recovery which sounds like youre on your way.

Good to hear everything went well. Gute Besserung!

Treasure that good experience because nothing should be taken for granted. Great so see you recovering! Alles Gute auch weiterhin und liebe Grüße! 💙😘

Congratulations! Gute Besserung!

Dude you’re a stud. I had same surgery in April L4/L5. Same issues - drop foot and numbness and insane pain. I still have nerve damage in my foot- it sucks man. Pain gone though, so I’ll take it. My herniation was pretty bad we went straight to surgery. Hoping over time I regain feeling in my foot.

Thanks for the great video and hope your recovery has been amazing! Learned I’m needing the same surgery, so this was really great to understand your experience. And yes, I agree, German surgeons are top notch! I’ll be having mine in NYC, could be worse 💁‍♀️😂. All the best, great video.

Have a speedy recovery bro.

I am no stranger to back-pain, but I had no surgeries until now (except one but I was 4 weeks old, so...). The place where I took my traineeship was not the best, and the beds their were only accustomed for normal-weight people. With me weighing almost 300 pounds at the time, I basically ruined my entire back in a single year, which is unfortunate at 21 years of age. Every day I woke up feeling immense pain. Took forever to get out of bed, it was that bad. After finishing my traineeship I went back home. I then got in contact with a local physio-therapist. In the 2 months I spent to find work I lost a staggering 30 kilos in weight. Since I've started working, I've lost even more. I am way more maneuverable now, but I still can't bow or kneel down without pain. I hope you are doing better after your surgery. I wish you the nicest time while getting back in shape.

Glad all went well. Yes Germany is for patients , the recovery . The US is all about the dollar. Sad but so. Hope that your recovery will be quick ! Sending healing wishes your way !!!!!

Already back on your feet. Warrior =D. Told you you be golden.

I had this surgery too! It takes awhile to recover but super worth it! Also read the book “The Way Out” to help with pain ❤

I'm glad you're doing well. Take care of yourself.

Wow, brilliant watch! I am so pleased it worked out for you. How are you doing now? I see this was posted 9 months ago. Are you back to being fully fit? I have L4/L5 and L5/S1 surgery in 2 weeks. I have the most horrendous nerve pain all down my left leg due to two prolapsed discs pressing into my nerves. I am so scared but also excited to know I could be out of this pain. I am bed bound with the pain, just want normal life back! I too am just 30 years old!

Get well soon!💪🏾

Hey Trey, thanks for your feedback and "Gute Besserung"! 😀

Gute Besserung!

Watching this before my microdisectomy surgery tomorrow. Thanks for making this and easing my anxiety some.

get well soon and take care!

Thanks! Having one this week.

Mine is large central broad based disc bulge and superimposed extrusion. Severe spinal canal stenosis with near complete effacement of csf space. It’s surprising that I can still walk. Im seeing the neurosurgeon this week. Thank you for sharing.

They do the count down too sometimes :D usually my memory fades at at 96 or so :D Glad to see al went good. Wish you and your family all the best.

Had this done less than 24 hours ago back pain as expected around the incision but as soon as i woke up no more sciatic pain after almost 2 years of this truly crippling pain 25,M generally fit and healthy. So grateful for this proceedure!

What up big dawg, I had my L5-S1 Microdiscectomy 8 weeks ago. Your herniation was huge! Mine was large too (9mm) but yours covered more area. Weeks 2 through 5 were the most painful for me (due to back spasms) but once I got to week 6 I had a recovery spurt and I was able to not only start physical therapy, but I also began some light weightlifting. Keep your head up and good luck with your recovery 👊🏼

Mahalo for sharing! I pray your healing continues and is complete…in Jesus’ name! I plan to have this surgery here in WA state, but I’m in the senior citizen category, so it may be a different experience…yet a successful outcome, like you! Blessings on you and your ‘ohana! 🙏🏼❤️

Stuttgart is very beautiful. I have American friends that live and work in Baden-Virtemberg I was just there last week visiting from Florida. I injured my L5-S3 in 2015 doing an improper deadlift. I experienced many of the same symptoms that you did. It's been an up and down quality of life since then. I am finally ready to face surgery early next year. I am currently experiencing severe sciatic nerve pain in my left leg. It won't be my first surgery, but I am still nervous. I hope your recovery went well.

Some doctors and hospitals are in it for the profit too. There is a lot of talk about certain surgeries like joint replacements being performed unnecessarily. Just because they pay a lot. And an increasing number of hospitals are bought by private investors. It's not as bad as in some regions of the US where some companies take over almost everything, but in rural areas the impact can be very noticeable.

I had L4/ L5 miscodiscetomy in 2005 and was back to work in month and playing softball in 3 months . Not even an ache 19 yrs later . I had same exact pain and symptoms you did . I did mine on home run swing playing softball . Felt a pop and electricity shot down back and leg to the foot

Appreciate the video man, going under the knife 2 weeks from today!

I'm getting the same procedure done this Thursday. I'm so nervous but this made me feel better.

Very German...they just get to it, even with surgery lol. Glad you're doing alright man! I try to explain to people with surgery is that...when you go to sleep and when you wake up, you know you've been out for a while. When you wake up from surgery, it's like you never slept. More like you literally just blinked your eyes and you're somewhere else. It's wild to fathom, but people who never experienced it shouldn't be afraid. It's more fascinating than anything.

Hi Trey! Thanks for sharing your awesome experience. I could only wish to have an experience like yours. I will be getting my L4-L5 left-sided microdiscectomy in a week...and needless to say, I'm scared to death. Unlike you, I am overweight, have hypertension that is controlled with meds, and suffer from moderate obstructive sleep apnea, so my risk is probably higher than yours going in, and I live in the States, ha! Wish me luck man, I will bite the bullet and do it. I, just like you, have had my life significantly altered when the herniation first started affecting me. I also have a partner and a young child and I feel helpless when I have to say no to going out on dates, dinners, and events. I hope I can feel the refreshing reinvigoration you felt after your operation! Cheers!

Bro please post up an update !😭❤️ love the video bro!

I had a large herniated disc on my left cervical spine five year ago, and I can empathize with the pain you had. The vertebra always pressed on my left nerve and i always had the feeling that i getting electric shocks in my left hand , which accumulated in the finger tips. The pain was terrible. After the surgery i had to wear a neck brace for six weeks, because they put an implant in me that couldn`t slip. The stupid thing was that I also had to sleep with it at night, which wasn`t so easy at first, but later I got used to it. I was never allowed to take it off and always had to wear it all the time. But everything has healed well and I haven`t had any pain for five years and that`s the the most important thing. I`m glad you survived the surgery well. I wish you the best luck and stay positive.🙂👍

For someone with a fear of needles this was a tough video....😨😳 Good for you that you don't try to rush your recovery and will listen to your doctors. I feel like this is often difficult for Americans because they get so used to being rushed to be functioning as soon as possible. So I wish you a quick recovery but not too quick :)

Ich wünsche dir gute Besserung.🙏❤️

Hey just wanted to say thanks for putting me in a calming place I’m going in tomorrow morning i have been in tears and horrible pain since September 2022 I hope you are doing well my friend 👍🏻

I am having my surgery on my S1 in 2 weeks and I am really nervous , thank you for this video !!

All the best to you, buddy. Get on your feet quickly. And don't carry heavy beds. lie in it.😇 Litte question: Aren't you required to go to a military hospital or did you have a choice? Or don't you trust army-docs (which I could understand) and payed the surgery by yourself?

Hello mate, I'm also after l5s1 surgery. Take care bro

I’m getting a lumbar Microdiscectomy on my L4-l5 that’s protruding into my L5-S1 and I get it in a week. I have been okay with it but now that it’s getting closer I’m freaking out. Your video actually helped me get through some of these nerves. And made me feel at ease to get the procedure

Surgery in 7 days for me. I cant wait to be able to get better and wrestle with my boys after i heal up. I dont have the numbness but have had terrible back pain and sciatica for years before it finally herniated fully. Thanks for sharing your positive experience. Personally, with regard to the inpatient versus outpatient thing, I'm not bothered by getting to go home and I'd rather do that. I also thought things were slow to get to surgery for me, what with all of the other attempts to help since last summer, but I've also seen people with single payer NHS wait 4 years for this, or 9 months in single payer Canada to even see a specialist. Everything is a trade-off, and I'm finding that once I compared to other experiences, that Workman's Comp has functioned reasonably well overall.

Amen, my experience was almost identical to yours, I had mine 6 days ago

Great to hear that you are doing relatively well after treatment. The hospital is run by the 'Diakonie' which is an organization of the Protestant /Evangelical church in Germany. The form of business organization is a 'gGmbH' which is a nonprofit limited liability company. Their goal is not to make $$$, all earnings are spent for charity purposes that are beneficial to the public interests.

I’m 24 years old and am having this surgery sometime in September. I hurt myself last Thanksgiving by literally just coughing after I broke my foot & wore a boot all last fall; L5 S1 is herniated and i have had absolutely debilitating sciatica all year. PT/chiro visits all year but I KNEW something was wrong…thank you so much for making this video. I can only find yours and one other and nobody else my age with this. I have also never had surgery in my life before this. Maybe I will share my experience too. Thank you!

Thank you, bro. You give me hope for my surgery.

You are very lucky, I got in to a severe motor vehicle accident’s that ruined my life, all my steroid injections failed also

Glad everything went good , I'm getting that surgery in a couple days I'm 22

I’m 16 years old having this surgery in 5 days I have a complicated back can people pray for me please 🙏🏼

Gute Besserung

Thank you so much for this video, really eased my mind .. except that long needle in the stomach 😆

Congratulations! Another positive experience in Germany. Damn, we'll probably never get rid of you like that ... 🤪

man i wish i was there i want your doctors

Nice room. Looks like privat insurance. Hope you get well soon.

Please update. I had microdiscectomy 5 weeks ago and I feel worse now than 24h after.

I have this problem for a year now a prolapse disk at LS5 S1 lot pain but not intolerable more after I been seat for a while Where I live hospital not do surgery for this problem it’s last resort Only surgeon privately if you got insurance but not govt public hospital free unless is severe that can’t move

Good to see you are doing great? What’s your neurosurgeon?

I got an endoscopic lumbar discectomy about 4 weeks ago because I my herniated disc was getting larger and pressured the sciatica nerves. Which causing massive massive pain from the back to my back thigh. Debilitate me from doing anything. Before surgery, 3 years ago I did physical therapy which worked somehow to reduce the pain but since the herniated disc getting bigger the doctor worried it will injured the sciatica nerves so he decided for me to get surgery. They surgery was quite long, about 3-4 hours, and I was under general anesthesia. After the surgery, the pain is 99% gone! After a month there is sometimes still a feeling of discomfort on my butt and leg, the doctor said the nerve probably got injured too much from the pressure before but he said don't worry too much, it can recover with nutrition and vitamin since I'm still young. The doctor also advised me to be more careful, don't do high impact exercise. So now I'm just jogging and swimming to strengthen my back muscle. For people who are still in dilemma to get surgery or not, I think if the pain is unbearable, just do the surgery. The most important one is the pain is gone so you can go back to your daily life, a little bit of discomfort I have is nothing at all.

I felt better right away then suddenly my back was killing me, 8 weeks later

SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND THAT WAS HELPFUL...THAT HOSPITAL LOOKS FANTASTIC..YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE..IT IS A DISASTER....THE DRG'S (DIAGNOSTIC RELATED GROUPS) ARE REALLY A NEGATIVE IN TERMS OF PATIENT CARE...AS IF YOU STAY LONGER THAN WHAT IS ALLOTTED FOR THE PROCEDURE.THE HOSPITAL LOSES MONEY...THE GERMANS HAVE IT RIGHT.

35 years old, 8 months into a herniated disc. Having my lumber dissectomy on 1st July. Banking the rest of my life on this...... 😢

Im about 4 weeks out now, leg pain came back, no where near as bad, they say its damage to the nerve and should go away

I need know how much is a surgery like this, because I have an l5 s1 herniated disc. Thanks in advance.

I'm having mine August 1st. I'm nervous about the getting in and out the car. I'm gonna be slow and steady. Gonna be extra slow moving. No choice of re herniation

Did you ever hear about ozone therapy in Italy?

I wish you all the best. I think your experience isn’t that what most people in Germany would have, because you seem to have a private health insurance. So you’re treated much much better than patients with public health care.

First time i asked how long it takes, the doctor said about 10 seconds ... the last thing i remember is me counting to three !

im 16 and i have the surgery get on my level.

Hellow brother so after surgery at l5 s1 can I comeback to normal life and for training

How is recovery & healing gone thus far? Would you recommend this to someone considering back surgery?

Do you live in Germany to have surgery?

Your MRI looks like you have a slight bulge in yr L4-L5 disc too. Did the doctors talk about that at all?

Did you recover yet?

I'm not sure how big mine are, but i have 3 herniated discs from my L2-L5, arthitis, and osteoporosis. Any tips?

U had back spasm before surgery? Feet n toes numb?

How are you doing now that it is a year out? Thanks!

Hey brother, after a year, how does it feel?

GREAT..and..they..dint..hooked..you..up.on..painkillers...ah..ich-liebe..DE...grusse..aus..Croatia...

How are you now ?? Any pain? or regrates right now ?

In 10 years FUSION 😢😢😢. Don’t let anyone touch you back unless you can’t walk anymore

How long before full recovery? How long before you can go jogging again?

Is the surgery crazy expensive??

U have surgery in 2 weeks! Do I think we can ever run and jump again?

I noted in those comment lot in the young age run for surgery USA surgeon must be very rich Where I live surgeon not do surgery so easily unless it’s very very severe , How come so many young people in USA have back issues? Suppose to be an aged people problem I have back problem for 20 years im in my 60 now full spinal degeneration with few section of bulge disk I get pain but not to rush for surgery We don’t have insurance , we have free hospital where we have surgery for free but only if it’s very severe up to now no one surgeon that I saw so far many of them offer me a surgery said too risk and I will be worse they said I still will have back pain and leg pain, I try to avoid surgery many said you can’t bend in full you can’t lift heavy item what the point then ?

I thought florida had the best spine surgeons