This is excellent news; wishing you all the best in your recovery. Regarding resting helping you heal, I once herniated two disks in my back. After months of physiotherapy and physical pain, I saw a doctor from Egypt, who told me he could not understand why, in the West, we advise people with swollen nerves to start physio immediately. He added that we first must let the swelling subside before starting physio. I took his advice, and I have not experienced any back troubles ever since.