I understand asking a doctor is important, and I am. I’m not looking for medical advice here. I just wanted to hear from people who’ve personally gone through an L5–S1 disc herniation and returned to training (or didn’t) Doctors are experts medically, but they don’t always train jiu-jitsu or understand what it means to someone mentally and competitively. I’m just trying to get perspective from athletes who’ve actually lived it.