Yes. I've had back problems since I was born... but I had an MRI last Friday and we found out that I have a herniated disc that is pushing on a nerve. My doctor said it will require surgery--and I'm assuming the orthopedic surgeon will say the same thing. I'm kind of hoping so--I'm hoping he won't want to try 12 different treatments first, because I want to get that taken care of so hopefully the pain can lessen... no pain medicine will even TOUCH this pain. I'm taking oxycodone and tylenol with codeine right now and neither are working...

The problem is that I definitely have neuropathy as well--large fiber and probably small fiber as well (though they didn't do the right testing to find that out). I have motor/balance issues, so even if the surgery relieves some of the pain, I have a feeling that the neuropathy will still be there. It's impossible to tell how much pain is from my back and how much is from the neuropathy.