[vegaken]

Sorry to hear about your condition. I ended up getting hurt at work and popped three discs out. I ended up waiting about 8 months to get surgery due to workers comp. I had L4,L5, L5s1 fused together and still have the rods and bolts in there. I ended up going to 3 different doctors. One wanted to just slice the part that was blown out, the other said to deal with it, even though I could barely walk or do anything, and the last one was the correct surgery. It sucks to get surgery and I am still in pain all the time and can't do some of the things I used to be able to. But I am better off than without the surgery. Some days are going to be better than others. Just to let you know the surgeon who did mine is in charge of the spinal trauma unit over in Trenton. His name is Dr. John Tydings, his office is in Lawrence right off of Route 1.
Good Luck