I don't have any herniated discs (at least not to my knowledge) but I do have a nasty spinal and neck condition. My entire spinal column leans very far over to my right side, causing severe pain in my lower back... The bones of my neck also are lying on top of each other in a way that the tips of my vertebre (I can't spell sometimes...) are touching each other (that's bad) I have agonizing headaches, lapses in memory, my vision is impaired fairly often and my eyes buldge from the pressure. Cannabis is about the only thing that consistantly helps. And when I run out I usually resort to alcohol just so I don't feel any pain.

Back problems are no fun at all. 5 million years since we stood upright and we still have yet to get it right.