disk -L4 - lump - L5 - disk

Not wishing to distract from the gravity of Bill's mass, which I have read is now reduced in concern.  Wishing you well there Bill please carry on with your being funny in an unfunny way.
 
Just thought I would mention the apparent lump that is between my L4 and L5 vertebrae, the more concerning bit is that the diagnostician telephoned me to say he was referring me directly to the cutters.
 
We will see.

Best wishes Wookie.

Tell the cutters what the Wookiee always says........
 
 
 
 
 
 
Best wishes John.

All the best John.
 
Let's see what the cutters have to say before they start to cut.
 
If however they reach straight for the chain-saws then start to worry.
 
Keep us posted.

Good luck, John.  I hope everything works out OK.  

My L3 and L4 degenerated together and surgery was recommended.  I went the "woo-woo" route using hypnosis and NLP and regrew them (by reframing: "my disks are regenerating").  It took over three years, but when I got the x-ray from my doctor he was blown away - he thought it was impossible.
 
I've got a nice back book (.pdf) I can send you if you're interested - PM me.

I have been through similar issues. 
 
I wish you the best!

All the best John.  Take it step by step.  God bless.
 
Rimshot

Thanks again, appears I am also anemic, never rains but pours.
 
Thanks Karen I have my own chain saw
 
Dave, Bit, never said no to narcotics, no belief in the no pain no gain theory, but should I be admitting that here.

 Best wishes Wookie. Hope it all goes well.
 
 The last time I seriously had an issue with a disk in the L4-L5 region the doc told me that when a spine gets to be older (he was being nice I think)...he told me that the disks get less resilient and the bones tend to grow things called spurs. The name reminded me of the kind cowboys use to giddy up their horses and the associated thoughts weren't good. As it turned out these "spurs" are extra bone growth that can sometimes affect your spinal function.
 
  If the lump is a spur then a repair is pretty straightforward and routine. At least routine for them, not for you I'm sure. Best wishes on the outcome. 
 
 You mentioned when it rains it pours and I remembered your encounter with rain in your house at one point. Hope you got that all cleared up now.

Thanks Mesh, Starise and Beagle.

Yes, it is good to actually see and know what you have to deal with.  Besides the sanity check, you have something definite that you and your doctors can work on.  It sure beats guessing at things.  
 
Best of luck in treating the situation, John. 

I'm looking forward to when I can afford one of the GOOD back inversion devices (you don't need to go completely upside down).  You just need to decompress the back for awhile and allow things to move back to their correct places.
 
It's like my friend says "Gravity getting you down?"  (He also says "Inertia holding you back?")