Think I would be looking at remedial action first, had my op over 30 years ago in my twenties.
Overall I was off work for seven months, on traction for 4 weeks and months of seeing a phyiso.
However my scan showed the disc pressing onto my spinal cord and causing damage plus i couldn't walk or care for myself.
For many years after the op I lost at least 2 weeks work a year with sciatica until an osteopath managed to finally cure a nerve
that kept getting locked.
I live a mainly pain free life however have lots of muscle scaring , stiffness an some loss of sensation in my left leg.

Yes the op gave me a mainly good life back which I enjoy limited sports like riding my bikes, I would think very carefully before rushing in, my surgeon operated because it was the last and only option.

Good luck and think carefully about your options, its not like having a tooth out the get rid of tooth ache.

Cheers Phil