u/relaxok

Quick background: I’m on month 7 of a likely L5-S1 slipped disc (not MRI confirmed). No issues walking or running or being active but sitting in a chair is horrible after 3-5 minutes. Stopped taking ibuprofen after 4 months due to stomach pain/nausea/dizziness. No other OTC pain meds work. I work from bed due to this, practically lying down.

I had an original core exercise set from my doctor that i maybe wasn’t diligent enough about but still didn’t feel any benefit from. Now I got a PT referral and they gave me a very intense aggressive twice a day regimen that takes an hour. I’m keeping to it so far. I’m frustrated because I don’t see how the exercises do anything other than protect against it happening in the future by strengthening the core, they don’t seem to do anything for the current problem.

Has anybody had success from a PT regimen? How can it even do anything about a disc issue?

Just got quoted $17k today for a new 3 ton AC unit (Lennox) plus a new slab for it and the coil for it on the furnace unit. No duct work at all. Also getting rid of the old unit.

Is this a bit crazy or is that normal these days?

I bought a new house with all that stuff like 15 years ago so this is my first replacement for such a thing.