There is something about back pain that can really make your life miserable, because it seems to affect almost everything you do, with the pain existing whether you sit or stand up. In the end I decided that I had had enough, and so I went to my doctor, and he advised me that I should undergo decompression back surgery as a way of solving the problem once and for all. I was glad to have the operation, because now I have no back pain whatsoever whether I sit or stand and I can lead a fairly normal life again.