I'm not a professional...but did live through two herniations and surgery on my lumbar spine.


It sounds like you've got herniations at L3-4 and L4-5, but the one at l4-5 is more likely to be pinching a nerve. Are you having sciatica? What has your doc recommended. When I was in your shoes, I had a micro-discectomy. It rid me of sciatic pain immediately.

The other things are probably minor....disc desiccation means that your discs are essentially drying out and shrinking...it's one of those things that happends with aging.

Hope your doctor has been able to help you.

Kay