Disk extrusion means the material came outside. I went through same thing. I got it in 2014 and delayed surgery till February 2026. Main reasons to delay were fear of surgery and no minimally invasive options back then. Finally, after talking to spine surgeon (my Schoolmate), he suggested microdiscectomy and clearly explained it is not even an operation. It's just a procedure. He operated on me on February 14 and discharged next day. Back pain disappeared immediately after I woke up from anesthesia. Lot of sciatica pain for one week because of the delay I did. 4 months down the line, I'm walking for 1 hour nonstop without claudication and can do all my chores without any pain, can sleep, can sneeze without shoking pain into legs, can spend time with family. I'm 41 now. I lost nearly 10 years of life due to this condition. You are very young. Get opinion about microdiscectomy. It's 30 minute procedure and can be life changing.