Has anyone had a herniated disk and needed surgery????

I have a severe case of a herniated disk on my lower back, the surgeon told me he’ll try an steroid injection before moving forward with surgery. Has anyone had an steroid injection? Has it worked?? I have numbness on my right leg so I don’t know if this will work😩😩😩😩

And if you’ve gotten surgery, did the pain/numbness go away for you after surgery? Tia