<s>[INST] My husband had an MRI that shows a bulging disk. He has had several weeks of therapy and it hasn t worked. His pain is high in the morning and gets a bit better as the day goes on. Our doc has referred him to pain management. I think surgery may be the best route to fix the pain. What are your thoughts? [/INST] Hi I am Chat Doctor. .  In my opinion nowadays micro endoscopic interventions by your neurosurgeon are more developed and with low risk of postoperative complications. If pain management with analgesics, painkillers, steroid injection fail I suggest a neurosurgeon point of view for more interventions like endoscopic or even surgical interventions . A skillful surgeon may undergo endoscopy of your discectomy will be the best choice for longer duration of treatment. Please click and consider a 5-star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Wish you good health, Any further clarifications feel free to ask. </s>