Is it normal to take 2 ibuprofen 800mg?

Call your doctor and ask for lidocaine patches. Helped with my lower back pain.

get liver function labwork often and stay off the booze

I wouldnt take more than 800mg at a time. Look into microdisectomy surgery. I had it and I wish I had gotten it done so much sooner. You're better in about a month but you walk out of the hospital that day.