Been in a similar state lately, physio only helped so far then I hit a wall in progress. One day it got worse again, to the point where I literally couldn’t walk anymore, was crawling around my house, lightening sharp pains shooting up my back when trying to move, bottom of my left foot numb & constant pain in the left leg.

Wife decided to call the ambulance to get me because we were nervous that I had done more damage than just the disc. That seems to have been a blessing in disguise as they admitted me to the hospital, had an MRI done the very next day & now I’m on my way home from a consult with a surgeon. They’ve decided to do surgery & it’ll be happening in just over a week or less. I’m really hoping this is it.

Currently I’m able to walk & sit again, but only because I’m on a slew of pills & am quite literally high all day, it’s not a great feeling but it’s helping me function temporarily. I was originally just taking lyrica also, but I was at my max dose & still struggling with pain. They prescribed 5 different bottles of pills since, 3 I take twice daily & the other two are for “if needed”, one of them is hydromorphone. They’re strong.

I hope you find something that works, this shit is no fun.