A Pain In My Ass

I have a pain in my ass, both figuratively and literally. I have a herniated disk (L5-S1) which is pressing on a bunch of nerves causing some very unpleasant effects. The most annoying one is the pain deep inside both of my but cheeks. This pain radiates down to my thighs as well as some of the more sensitive areas.
I have been dealing with the lower back pain for almost two months now but this pain is relatively new; only a few days old. I am worried that things are getting worse by the day. Hopefully I can make it to my two doctor's appointments in a couple of weeks and from there on to some sort of a quick solution.
I would still rather not have a surgery but I am not sure that there is anything else that can be done at this point.