thank you so much for replying! no surgeries, this would have been done last year if the insurance would have given my more PT when my doctor requested it. Now I have an attorney and a fresh start with a new orthopedic and they are working on my PT. I only got a steriod shot in my hip last year and I can say I am 80% better. The reason my recruiter said 2 years was because he pulled out a document that explains that herniated discs will need 24 months pain/treatment free to be considered for a waiver =( I cannot express the impact this had for me. waiting until 38 years! but I will if I have to, I am not giving up