My name is jason.I am 34 and divorced father of three.I hurt my back on the job.Ruptured disc at my L5-S1 it is protruding 8.3mm.There is a compression of the preforaminal left S1 nerve root.The first specialist said I needed a fusion of the L5-S1.He was a orthropedic surgeon and if I was going to have surgery I wanted a Neurosurgeon.Well it took 6 months to finally get in to see him.He looked at my mri and wanted to do a discectomy insted but wanted a new mri.I took the new mri and seen my Dr.on the 17th.He said the rupture was slightly smaller but now I had 2 herniated discs on L-4 and L-3.I have been off work for 7 months.Well my Dr. said that we had to try ESI shots and PH.Th. before surgery.Now instead of the discectomy he said that we would have to do a double fusion.But get this he sent me back to work for light duty,and did not even give me the ESI.I am in so much pain in my back and left leg.I have also moved 75 miles away from my old job to be closer to my Dr.I just cant understand what is going on?I have had a lawyer since I was told I had to have surgery but there is nothing I can do but move back.But my employer has already hired 2 people 7 months ago.Once I get better there is no job there for me anymore.I am afraid I will just be fired once I start back to work and my lawyer said they can do that.What do I do?