Gigi
Hi. I read your post and had to respond to you. I have the same problem with my back, same spot and everything. Unfortunely it took workman's comp 8 months to be approved. I have had three surgries on my back. The last was a fusion. I wish I could tell you what to do to provent surgery. My best suggestion is to comtinue with pt and try and get as much rest as you can. Listen to everything your doctor tells you. Anything you can do it provent surgery, I would suggest you to do it. You don't want to have surgery if you don't have to. Good Luck Gigi