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murray, whatever you do, do NOT be talked into starting physical therapy and/or exercise for at least a full week, or before the pain has MUCH subsided!! take it from another one who's been-there-done-that. if the disc is not extruded (broken thru its ligament -- in which case you may have to take the surgical route anyway), then just sit easy and wait it out. i know it's hard to believe, but time and prudence really do the initial, main healing. then knock yourself out -- swimming's terrific and physiotherapy is always a plus. work on your stomach muscles, they compensate best for a bad back. and STAY AWAY FROM CHIROPRACTORS!! ariela p.s. your posts are absolutely terrific! get well fast and get back on the ball!! ---- Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good Morning All, > I have been sidelined for a few days with a back injury. > > Last Wednesday morning I awoke, hooked my heel on the edge > of the mattress as usual, and found I could not move, much > less get up and go to work... extreme lower back pain, > some pins and needles in my right butt cheek, pain radiating > down my right leg, some numbness in my right foot, I was a > mess! > > I crawled on my hands and knees, used my arms to "wrestle" > myself up the kitchen counter to get my meds, crawled to > the bathroom, more "wrasslin'", and crawled back to bed... > __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn