Ah that sucks. Do you have a spondylolisthesis at L5-S1? I would listen to the advice about avoiding a fusion for as long as you can. We have so many serial fusion patients, it’s really a no win...

^^ A ruptured disc isn’t a muscle tear that will heal in three days.

Kevo, what did the spine surgeon say? If it’s a small isolated rupture a micro discectomy is pretty minimally invasive...