It's been a long day... I got up at 4:15 and got to the surgery center before 5. The surgery was a little faster than anticipated but I ended up getting sick after I woke up because of the anesthetics they used. I ended up falling asleep and waking up frequently during the ride home and during the day after I got into bed. I was prescribed oxycodone for pain. My right leg is numb on and off but they said its because they had to move the nerve connected to it during the surgery in order to remove the portion of the ruptured L5S1 disc causing the problem. They said it's normal and should completely stop but that might take about 6 months. Bed rest for a week but I have to move my legs to avoid blood clots and I have to walk a little bit every day to avoid muscle loss. There are other physical restrictions but I can at least walk around some - unlike the diagnostic procedure where I was -required- to do literally nothing but lay on my back for 3 days afterwards. My total recovery time is 2 months. It will be the longest 2 months of my life