Help - new back patient - and lost

[Jakea222]

Hi all - I am Guy Anderson. I am a professional chef. If you don't know - it really is not the food network. Lots of hard on your feet - lugging pulling and lifting. So I pulled my back a few years ago - and a tordol shot or 2 helped and I guess I worked it out.

So 3 weeks ago - major pain lower right side and it did not get better. MRI was ordered by my Internal Med Doc (wife is a Nurse Practitioner and shields me too much)

Report says - L3 L4 L5 minimal disc bulge without spinal stenosis.
Grade 1 Anterolthesis of L5 S1 likely degenerative s- this would probably affect the L5 nerve roots.

So guys - what can I expect here??? I am in a panic state in the fact that this could end my passion for being a chef or will the physical therapy and taking it easier on the "work" stuff maybe pull me around to normal or workable --- Please do not sugar coat your answer I really need to prepare myself for the road ahead --- I am sure you all will be helpful in this new segment of my life.... Chef Guy