My husband has been having severe back problems due to an injury work related. He has had several treatment options - medication, physical therapy but no relief. They will now try a procedure where they inject steroids into the back. The doctor told him that this treatment has a 50/50 chance of providing relief and if it doesn't work then surgery is next. With that said I think he will end up having to have surgery. What is the success rate of back surgery (partially ruptured/hiernated disc). My husband is so worried about having back surgery because he is afraid that he will become paralyzed and not able to work again.