Sorry to hear this girl.......

i've got problem w/ my problems w/ my lumbar and cervical spine...herniated disks....my lumbar spine I'm told it bone on bone....no cushion left... ...I've given up...........basically I was told last year to learn to live w/ the pa in.....unless I wanted surgery......however I was also told to avoid any deads and squats...any lifting anything up from the floor......

I've found that crunches help a great deal.....and there are some stretches I do when it's really bad............

I don't like taking pain pills.....

I lift...and I lift heavy weights...but I also avoide any movement that is from the floor upwards........I stretch a great deal between sets.......and Alleve is my best friend........

Your situation sounds much more serious then mine does........

Wish I could be of more help...I know living w/ pain is not fun