Annular tear flare up

[mtsilvia]

I'm having a very painful annular tear flare up while on vacation in a remote and isolated island in greece. I havebeen horizontal and icing it for 48 hours. Today I can walk a little. Before I left for vacation, I received this diagnosis after an MRI. My doctor has told me to do no other exercise but walk. No cycling, no swimming, only walking and a lot of it, for a few months, then we'll start physical therapy. This flare up happened after swimming and hiking in some steep rocky area.

My question is, during this current flare up, should I walk as much as I can or stay still and horizontal until it subsides? It's never been this bad. I don't want to make it worse either way.

Thanks,

M.T.