About 10 years ago or so I had to have surgery on my lower back. I lost feeling in my right foot and it turned out so when I walked it looked funny. I had to walk with a cane for a month before the surgery and about 2 weeks after. I have to say that without the surgery I wouldn't have feeling in my foot. The reason this happened was from riding in a car for over 20 hours in 3 days. I have done that
many time riding to North Dakota from Wisconsin and back for small visits to family but this time it just seemed too much. I had a very bad herniated disc and they had to take out part of a vertebra because it was protruding into my spinal cord.
It's 10 years later and I still have the occasional back problem but not like that. That was the one of the worst painful moments in my life. I am just saying that the surgery saved my back and the feeling in my right leg and foot. Sometimes it can be a good thing and sometimes not so good.
I would get many opinions from professionals if possible. I know I did, and they all said I needed surgery right away. I only spent 2 days in the hospital and 2 weeks recovering at my mom's house. I couldn't drive for 2 weeks, but that was ok for me.
I occasionally do go to the chiropractor to get adjusted and just in the last week in a half my back went out but that's because i lifted something wrong. Not because of the surgery.
I hope something I said helps and if not I am sorry.
Hugs and good luck,
Jen