I feel the same way as you did.. I am only 26 years old! I don't want to spend my life having to do bed rest every day, never playing the piano again, not being able to pick up my daughter (let alone grandkids someday).

I am looking at surgical options instead of PT (don't stone me, people) because my symptoms are so far progressed. I'm not really hesitant about surgery because I'm so young, I want a chance to live my life a little bit!

Thank you for posting this! It's good to see that even though you had a rough experience, it turned out well for you.