<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: Back problem</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> on 2/2/03 1:07 PM, HazenBannister@cs.com at HazenBannister@cs.com wrote:<BR= > <BLOCKQUOTE>Hi list,  I had a MRI done this past week on my back.I hurt it moving a piano = ( I think ),and I have a hearneated(wrong spelling) disk.Has anyone ever had= this problem,I'm looking for some experienced advice. Thanks much, </BLOCKQUOTE>Hazen Bannister Had the same thing in '91; PLEASE get a 2nd and a 3rd opinion; don't let th= em just cut on you; there are many things to try other than surgery to coax = the disc material back into the disc: yoga, physical therapy, acupuncture, s= trengthening the stomach muscles, relaxation therapy, anto-inflammatory drug= s----be a proactive medical consumer; the back surgeons usually only want to= get paid, cynical as that sounds.  Heads up. David Andersen </BODY> </HTML>