Well...I finally received the results of the MRI today. The good news is that the disc has not completely ruptured. The bad news is that there are two of them and they are bulging quite a bit-hence the pain and numbness I'm getting. So...today I start a course of steroids to try to get them to shrink and I have an appointment with a back guy in two weeks. I'm still not sure where all this puts me but I'm sure I'll be okay if I just listen to my body and take it easy when I need to!