Ultra Lord
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Sup dudes/dudettes
I’ve been whinging about this for awhile in other threads so thought it time to start it’s own thread.
Basically 6 months ago I broke myself at work, pulling a fan out of a roof cavity. Being the nature of my work and the fact I’m 6”4 and unstreatchy, this was the straw the broke the camel.
Since that fatefull moment I’ve undergone a pretty rough rehab plan with the physio, seen osteo’s and acupuncturists, and was making decent progress (still a long way off, but was seeing progress) untill I sneazed making a bloody coffee three weeks ago.
Now physio isn’t working too well, the pain I was dealing with changed when I sneezed, and laying down is no longer the magic cure-all it once was. My rehab work I was doing (modified deadlifts 15kg, a bajillion squats, static lunges, mackenzie extensions, nerve gliders, hip floor raiser things, and lastly hamstring work) has been canned and I’ve reverted back to stretching and the extensions. BUT I’m not seeing results, to the point I went without sleep last weekend untill monday when I finally got my mits on some endone and special nerve painkillers (Lyzalon).
Surgery is now very much on the cards (diskectomy). Everyone I’ve spoken to has different opinions about this, although nobody has gone through with it that I know. Another bloke at work has deslt with his bulging L5S1 for 25yrs, sleeps with a pillow under his knees, sees an acupuncturist every month and doesn’t do much of anything. Refused surgery and just puts up with it.
The big questions after that essay is, have any of you guys gone through surgery to fix your back? How long was recovery? How much did you recover? Theres plenty of stuff online, mostly americans on body builder forums about fusions and returning to body building, but that doesn’t really relate to me all that much. I’ve no plans on getting huge, just want to be able to ride my bloody bikes again on things that aren’t suited to cyclocross bikes, without pain, and be able to walk around at more than the snails pace I’m lucky to hit atm.
Any input is appreciated at this point.
I’ve been whinging about this for awhile in other threads so thought it time to start it’s own thread.
Basically 6 months ago I broke myself at work, pulling a fan out of a roof cavity. Being the nature of my work and the fact I’m 6”4 and unstreatchy, this was the straw the broke the camel.
Since that fatefull moment I’ve undergone a pretty rough rehab plan with the physio, seen osteo’s and acupuncturists, and was making decent progress (still a long way off, but was seeing progress) untill I sneazed making a bloody coffee three weeks ago.
Now physio isn’t working too well, the pain I was dealing with changed when I sneezed, and laying down is no longer the magic cure-all it once was. My rehab work I was doing (modified deadlifts 15kg, a bajillion squats, static lunges, mackenzie extensions, nerve gliders, hip floor raiser things, and lastly hamstring work) has been canned and I’ve reverted back to stretching and the extensions. BUT I’m not seeing results, to the point I went without sleep last weekend untill monday when I finally got my mits on some endone and special nerve painkillers (Lyzalon).
Surgery is now very much on the cards (diskectomy). Everyone I’ve spoken to has different opinions about this, although nobody has gone through with it that I know. Another bloke at work has deslt with his bulging L5S1 for 25yrs, sleeps with a pillow under his knees, sees an acupuncturist every month and doesn’t do much of anything. Refused surgery and just puts up with it.
The big questions after that essay is, have any of you guys gone through surgery to fix your back? How long was recovery? How much did you recover? Theres plenty of stuff online, mostly americans on body builder forums about fusions and returning to body building, but that doesn’t really relate to me all that much. I’ve no plans on getting huge, just want to be able to ride my bloody bikes again on things that aren’t suited to cyclocross bikes, without pain, and be able to walk around at more than the snails pace I’m lucky to hit atm.
Any input is appreciated at this point.
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