Tom I hope for your sake it is a compressed disc. The reason being is, that it can be fixed, or at the very least repaired. I have Lyme disease (Full Blown) I have days where I feel great. Then I have days where I cannot keep my eyes open, and am so tired I can't get out of bed. I also have days where every joint in my body is screaming with pain, and last but not least is. I have been told that, my organs will start craping out somewhere in the near future.
YOU are in my prayers. May your tieter(sp) marks be non existant.