Today I had my appointment with my Neurosurgeon and he went over my results of the discogram and all other diagnostic tests I've had. His assessment was; do nothing and stay in pain or I could have surgery. I'm opting for surgery knowing the risks involved. He said I could have it done around Thanksgiving.
Unfortunately this took almost a year too long to arrive at this point due to several reasons that I don't want to re-hash. If this goes as planned, I could resume riding by June 2023. I have been off the bike since January 2021. January 2021 to June 2023. 29 months.
I'll be almost 60 by then and in the worst fitness of my life coming off lumbar disc surgery. I also now have Afib and am on a beta blocker. It's going to be a different world for me to deal with. I'll be glad to get on the other side of this and hope for the best.