Maria, sorry, but I just don't know.  Judy, did they knock you out?  General anesthesia may not be OK for someone really old or frail.  I think that bone is very highly innervated, so I would expect an unstable fracture to be much more painful on movement or weight bearing than a disc issue. 
 
Mark 
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
		
	
	 |