Jon - I still have it some, but not too bad. I have permanent nerve damage to my ankle because the goo inside my disk burned the nerve that controls my ankle. I never did any of the holistic or alternative stuff because the tear on the MRI was clear as day.

Ifly - I have that numbness in my foot too. hopefully, once you have the MRI, you'll be able to see what the problem is. I found that as everyone had an opinion on what I should do, almost none of them were the same, and everyone's opinion was based upon a horror or success story from someone they know. A few people experience it themselves, and had some helpful insights.

At the end of the day, I found it came down to having a doctor I could trust, doing some research of my own, and discussing things with the doc to come up with what worked best for me. I suspect that's probably true in most cases.