Make an appointment with you friendly neighborhood neurosurgen. I had a herniated disk (L4/L5) that was incredably painful....the only thing that kept me semi functional during the day was flexeril and fiorinal.... at night it was meprozine and flexeril. I had the surgery....the first couple of days after was pure hell, but after 2 weeks I was back to normal, and 6 weeks after surgery, I was pain free, and back to work full on with no restrictions. That was 4 years ago... have not had a problem since.