mm, i know all about that. it took a month to schedule surgery and like a week before going in i was doing some machine stuff at the gym and my buddies were deadlifting and i was trying to show off... went to 495 with no warmup... got 3/4 up to the top and my lower back popped and my legs went numb and had that strange "pin and needle" feeling. i didnt go to the doctor because my parents were already mad they had to pay for surgery on the hernias and they didnt want me powerlifting anymore. but i think i pinched my sciatic nerve or have a messed up disc in the lumbar region. its still messed up to this day. 2 months post surgery i tried squatting and it felt good but out of nowhere at only 185 during warmups, got 9 reps into it and the same thing happened again. both times when it happened, i literally had to lay on the ground and not bend my back. i couldnt stand up, couldnt walk. couldnt bend down to sit in my car and had to call out of work. a sick amount of ibuprofin and i could move normally after 2 days. still gives me aches and pains every now and then even tho i the only lower body stimulation i get is the bike. depressing