Ouchy, ouchy, I've had one of those and it's not fun. Had to walk with a cane for a few months, but a good massage therapist, hydrotherapy (get thee to a sports physio whirlpool as soon as you can move again...) and exercises cleared it up without surgery. The main thing is not to seize up. If you can do gentle floor exercises (***stretches*** are very good to do, if you can manage it without making the pain worse, it will keep your muscles from atrophying...), do them by all means.

When you're in the midst of it it's pretty tough. You have my sympathy!

I am now, hmmm, let's see... 22 years later and I'm weight training and stronger than I've ever been before. I'm actually in better shape than I was in my 20s lol... so there is hope. You'll get thru it and it will get better.

If at all possible, avoid the surgical route. It's amazing what you can do on your own to get better.