Unfortunately for me the MRI proved otherwise and I had lost feeling in my right foot and some of the right leg. The ruptured disc fragmented and were against the nerve. I was dragging my right leg by the end of the day. Since it was L1 and L2 disc the surgeon basically removed the fragments. But because it took to long to have the surgery approved the nerve damage never fully healed As a story my wife is a nurse and the medical group she works for, there is a doctor that had the same thing happen to his back and he had the surgery very quickly and tells my wife he has no nerve damage. This doctor is more livid then me that I was left hanging for approval. I said what can I do doc, it is the state of medical insurance in the U.S.A. I know we are not suppose to talk politics on here but it is really sad that I have been working since I was 15 with a workers permit and have a mishap in my mid 40's and I can't have it taking care of because the system is so F*#ked up! Wish we could get rid of both parties and start a new with a government here that is actually for the working class!