Bulged disks time off
How many of you have symptomatic bulged disks in their backs, and how long did it take for you to recover to roll? I'm in PT and taking time off from rolling, so I'm more so looking for recovery stories.
I slightly herniated my lower back last year and it took about 3 months to get back to sparring. It nags me from time to time, but I'd call myself fully recovered. This year it seems I may have a similar herniation in my thoracic spine that's been nagging me for a while. I've completely cut off sparring, but still show up for warmups and slow drilling which hasn't bothered me. Still, I wonder if this will actually resolve with time and PT, and whether I'll ever truly get back to fully sparring.
Have people with similar injuries made a full return to grappling?