Any help would be greatful
Try conservative treatment till you cannot cure it or you aggravate it. You have to change your lifestyle, by wearing proper footwear, ergonomics change. The way you sleep, (proper bed), the way you sit, (proper supportive chair), while driving, do not life weights and do exercises which would increase the strength and bulk of your back muscles. Take care and follow your orthopaedician instructions!
Thank you have not seen a Ortho you think that would be wise?
Follow all the preventive measures advised till you see an Orthopaedician as the point to point advise would differ from patient to patient and it would be wise to go for an Orthopaedician examination and correlating it with the report. Take care!
While I agree with the doctor that you shouldn't lift weights on your own, I do think that you need to see a personal trainer who can help you strengthen the muscles that will help your back. The stronger those muscles are, the better your back will feel because weak back muscles pull on those bones. Find a trainer who has a four-year degree. They will not have you do any exercises that are going to exacerbate your symptoms or create more problems, but I wouldn't entirely rule out that they wouldn't have you do some mild weight lifting. I went to one for my winged scapula and severe burning pain as well as lower back and it is so much better because of him. You also need to start eating the right foods and supplements that will strengthen the bones in your back should you ever need surgery. One of the reasons I disagree with the doctor on the weight lifting issue is that weight lifting is one of the best ways to strengthen bones. You just need help when you do it so you don't do more than you should or do it improperly. I have never regretted going to a personal trainer. I have been going since December of 08 and it has made a world of difference. I would also keep visiting with your orthopedic surgeon now and then for check-ups. A relative of mine waited too long and has severe spinal stenosis and her bones are so soft she is unable to have the surgery. Do something for it now. You do not want to end up in her position. She exercised very little and even when she did, she was not doing the proper exercises. Do see a personal trainer so you can learn how the muscles in your body work. If they don't explain it to you when they are working with you, then you need another trainer. Mine explains why we are doing the exercises and even pops the book out to show me the muscles and where they attach and so on. Good Luck!
Don't lift weights, I owned a gym, and personal trainers know nothing about complex disk problems, lfting even the groceries can cause you to severe the spinal chord or some other problem tha wll cripple you. I know from seeing over a dozen surgeons and Neurologists over a 20 yr period. They all say something else but agree on not lifting anything unless it's in a rehab center under a doctors care