So, Urban-cub and Gorse Fox spent some quality daddy-daughter time whizzing over to Winchester to visit C2BAX. After reviewing the MRI and the X-rays it is clear that intervention is required. Fortunately, things have moved on since SV and C-c were "intervened upon" and the expectation is that a disc replacement will be necessary. Only doubt remaining is whether it will be 1 or 2 levels.

U-c saw this as positive - the problem wasn't structural, and the intervention was less radical allowing a shorter recovery time. Still some diagnostics to be performed... but things are starting to move. (Rather lop-sidedly and stiffly!!!)