Hi

I had a bulge to recess and be read as normal. That's rare for a bulge to heal.

A herniation is an opening, a tear, a rant. Very, very rarely will a herniation of any size close back together. Heal with scar tissue, maybe...

With injections and PT, good diet and exercise, you could have strengthened your body, which is what PT and home exercises programs are designed to do, and I'm trying to do, so that my own muscles can hold my bulges and herniations in for me. I'm not gaining much ground but I'm working on it. I'm a work in progress.

BTW, bulges are a competent producer of pain. So is kidney problems. You can have to sources of pain.

Leg pain is probably from back problems/pain.

and 10 pounds lighter can make a difference in back pain. I'm working on that too.

You probably had two different facilities, two types of machines, and two different radiologists. They're not so indifferent. Each just describes it with a different style.

Try listening to your own body. You're no stranger to back pain. Maybe another course of physical therapy. Or perhaps yoga and stretching. it can't hurt, if you're able to do it. Start slowly and work up to your reasonable goal. it's good for the rest of your body.

Hope to see you around the board.