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I have had the missfortune of 4 ruptured discs and two back surgeries. I lived in agony for about 15 years until I was subscribed Steroid pills. Those pills helped a ton. I can walk without pain and actualy work a 12 hour shift (Yipee !!!).

So, take and learn from my experience if you want. Get in a hot tub and soak. The hotter the better. The tub will give you quick relief but only lasts about an hour or so after you get out of it. Choke down muscle relaxer pills. Flexerile works good but you will need a prescription for it. Do it, get the prescription. After you get the pills...lay flat on your back in bed. Avoid the couch. The couch is bad. Trust me on this...the couch will wreck your spine. It is not designed for sleeping just sitting and it will twist your spine which will force your back muscles to work super hard to try to straighten the spine back out. That again is a bad thing and causes much pain.

If this is your first disc issue you probably have a herniated disc or just pulled back muscles. If you let it heal you will be ok. If you rupture the disc you will experience a level pain that is undescribabley intollerant. It is by far the most horibly intense agony you will EVER be subjected to. Drilling your teech with a power drill doesn't even come close the level of pain that a ruptured disc feels like. The last time I popped L4/L5 I was put on morphine and it still only reduced the pain by about a third as much.

One final note, cars are bad too. Stay out of cars unless you own a mini-van. Those are ok because your legs can bend at the knees allowing you to sit in a natural position. Just remember: "The couch is bad"..."The car is bad"

Good luck and I realy hope you can avoid any further damage to yourself. Please don't let that disc rupture. It will ruin your life.