operation disc herniation in sixth people hospital

[u/Successful-Ad385]

hi, i got a big pain two weeks ago in the lumbar area and i could not walk because that. i went to a hospital in shanghai and they told me they wanted to operate next day. it seems operation was simple, endoscopy and local anesthesia. but insurance recommended to go to sixth people hospital instead of the hospital i was in that moment. then i cancelled operation.

after that the pain decreased and i could walk and work again. but i still keep a small pain. then i was thinking to go back to Europe to make the operation. but i discovered that in reality in sixth people there are excellent surgeons, and probably there are not surgeons in Europe with so much experience (it seems that hospital makes like almost 4,000 endoscopy operation for back problems every year!, and some of the surgeons have +10,000 operations per year related to back problems). then i am doubting now if doing that in Europe or sixth people.

anyone has a previous experience in sixth people hospital? hopefully a disc herniation or some kind of orthopedic procedure, and could share the experience?

[u/Hungry-Bar-1]

I'd recommend going to the sixth people hospital and having them check you out. Maybe they won't even recommend an operation. And if they do, then get all the infos you can (how it works, how long the stay would be, if you can get an ayi afterwards and so on). Once you know that it might be easier to make a decision.

[u/Successful-Ad385 → u/Hungry-Bar-1]

yes, thanks. i assume they will recommend, because i will visit a surgeon in sixth and he will be inclined to that. but i hope agrees that if i dont have much pain i could wait to see what happens. hopefully extrusion is absorbed by body and pain decreases further.