Hey Deb!
The visit went pretty good. I didn't care much for the doc though. He was completely unfriendly, no smiles, just matter of fact type. He went over my MRI and showed me the films. I was surprised to find out that the only disc problem I have is a slight buldge in the L1/T area. I thought for sure it was L5 since the pain is almost always lower back.
He didn't think I needed any kind of surgery, and told me he felt that I could make a complete recovery. I just need to work on losing weight and doing the back exercises.