I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on television. But I was an interfaith hospital chaplain for thirteen years and so got the opportunity to talk to thousands of post surgical patients. My experience only confirms what has already been written about back surgery. I can offer two clarifying remarks. Too early activity often contributes to post surgical complication. Good PT makes all the difference in the world. Bad PT is a waste of time. I have needed PT four times in my life for back and shoulder problems. Two times I spent months working with a therapist who provided no relief, before finding someone who provided great help. Now, when I, or someone in my family needs PT, we spend a lot of time up front finding out who in the area has real expertise in the afflicted part. If you know anyone with MS, I'd bet they know who can really help your back. So, find a good therapist and follow their advice.
Pain is natures way of telling you to stop. The guy who said, "No pain, no gain." was a HS football coach with a third grade education. Good luck. Michael On Sunday, July 1, 2012 7:28:15 PM UTC-4, zrainryder wrote: > > Greetings all, > > I want try my luck with this vast knowledge bank... > > I have been suffering from sciatica for the last 5 years. I had a > couple of epidurals and that helped and little else. > I have no problem when sitting down or riding. I have ridden several > centuries this year and am otherwise healthy. When I have had to > stand for more than a minute, the pain kicks in. > > Last week I had a foraminotomy and a laminectomy. I feel like I've > been reborn! No more waking up and reaching for the tylenol. > Now I'm going stir crazy from not riding my bike. Of course I don't > want to screw up a successful surgery, but I'm in agony waiting and > waiting. > > Any thoughts as to when the earliest sensible time to get back in the > saddle? > > By the way, my health provider did everything to discourage me from > getting this procedure. Shame on them! I feel I suffered needlessly > for at least 4 years from listening to bad advise. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Vk5uHi1QbhIJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
