Surgery should be last resort that and it doesnt have a mega high susess rate
Most lower back pain does settle down after a few weeks
Normaly before the appointment comes threw
Theres plenty of stretching (mckenzie exersizes,)
that help imensily
Also try tilting your saddle slightly
Goodluck
Hospital food sucks and an mri scan sounds like a dr who’s tardis that woent start but the driver takes ages to realise that and keeps cranking it
Me had a l4/5 discectomy left with a weak leg but no back pain
Walk like im drunk but cycle ok
Back surgeons well worth the 5grand a week.
12 years training ffs
Good old nhs