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Consulted with a Orthopaedic and Neurosurgeon. Follow up in PTA 2 weeks from now with a specialist Spinal Orthopaedic Surgeon. Fracture seems to be stable....

 

Yeah, that's good, I believe in getting as many and as much suggestions and information as I can in these situations, a bad back is not something to mess with, take however long they tell you to recover, then add a week or two, believe me, when they removed my back brace I felt so unstable I asked them to put it back, I though I would fall and never get up, it took at least two weeks of removing it for a few hours a day and building up to half a day then a whole day etc to get me the confidence to walk without it.

 

Day to day things can wait, you only got one back and its going to be with you for a long time, let it heal properly.

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Yeah, that's good, I believe in getting as many and as much suggestions and information as I can in these situations, a bad back is not something to mess with, take however long they tell you to recover, then add a week or two, believe me, when they removed my back brace I felt so unstable I asked them to put it back, I though I would fall and never get up, it took at least two weeks of removing it for a few hours a day and building up to half a day then a whole day etc to get me the confidence to walk without it.

 

Day to day things can wait, you only got one back and its going to be with you for a long time, let it heal properly.

 

I agree! Closed my practice for 8 weeks and will slowly return after that!

Thank God for PPS!

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Thank God for PPS!

 

I must agree on that one, when the old man got kick in the face while castrating a horse, PPS covered all cost ICU the work and had the chopper out in the sticks to fetch him quickly.

 

so if your in a profession that PPS covers, they really are good :thumbup:

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Yeah, I had pretty much the same, my left leg was so weak due to the pinched nerves I could not depress the clutch pedal in my bakkie, folk cant believe it but there you go, its a rough op surfer, I went to a wonderful neurosurgeon who I thank God daily for sending me there, he tried everything conservatively before he said "thats it, now we just gotta go in" - he then gave me three choices, "I can go home fetch my bag and tomorrow we operate, or I can book in now and tomorrow we operate or I can go home and be back at 5am, tomorrow we operate" - the actual spinal work is not painful strangely enough and you have almost immediate relief from the pinched nerves, but because they go in through the front, stomach area, they move all your internal organs around and that WAS the most painful.

 

R:D

 

Also got pinched nerve in left leg. Specialist wanted to operate in Nov. 2010, the left leg much thinner. they will cut from the back and use screws to fuse 3 vertebra's. Problem is when is the right time to go. I have no weakness in leg, only pain. I can cycle (MTB and road) for hours with no pain during and after cycling, only when walking or standing will I get pain. The opertion is always risky, could be worse off after the operation. Currently I first want to do K2C, Seweweeks poort and Hell and Back this year. Will make a desicion in December if the back will last until then.

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Yes, rollers. Bought it a week before to train on with my road bike. Was just beginning to feel comfortable on it.....

 

Ya mean Bike Training Rollers? :eek:

 

Please share the "what not to do" of bike training rollers with your fellow hubbers, so they can hopefully avoid this similar painful fate.

 

I have seen some spectacular stacks off treadmills, but I am battling to figure this one.

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Ya mean Bike Training Rollers? :eek:

 

Please share the "what not to do" of bike training rollers with your fellow hubbers, so they can hopefully avoid this similar painful fate.

 

I have seen some spectacular stacks off treadmills, but I am battling to figure this one.

 

My road cycling shoes slipped on slate floor when I was getting of the bike....left foot was still clipped in. Fell backwards (bike still on rollers) onto my bottom. Immediate pain of the worst kind! Ambulance took me to hospital. Young female Dr wanted to send me home with pain meds for soft tissue bruising.....!

 

I "calmly" explained to her that I think it would be best if she got a specialist opinion...... Orthopaedic surgeon had one look at x-rays and admitted me to hospital where I spent 8 days before coming home.

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Good luck! I broke L4 in 2005. Fortunately I didn't need an op, so after two weeks of bed rest and another 10 in a brace I could get back into the normal routine of life again. Its 6 years now and I don't have any back pain yet. Not saying it will, but I hope you can write the same thing 6 years from now!

 

On the bright side... Being so close to losing the ability to do anything ever again, that incident really inspired me to do sport, enjoy life and enjoy a functional body to the full. I took up mountain biking and triathlon after that and these sports are amongst the things in my life that gives me the most pleasure. So I guess I can say "thank you" to breaking my back and coming out of it without significant permanent damage.

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in terms of cartilage recovery, form what i learnt at a hills talk the other day (yes the dog food lol), am studying vet, what was said was, in their joint disease food the important additive is the omega 3 and 6 fatty acids as it aids in reducing the cartilage inflammation , because damage to cartilage as is the case with arthritis, doesn't heal completely, the body will engage some form of compensatory mechanisms to prevent further damage to the joint. The ortho should know about it i'm guessing.

 

because there could have been damage to the cartilage in your vertebral discs and anything to help recovery is always good (i could be wrong am no orthopedic doctor, just a student with lots still to learn), so maybe ask him about it, and then let me know if what i've heard is not so true. :P

 

here is a wiki extract

 

inflammation

Although not confirmed as an approved health claim, current research suggests that the anti-inflammatory activity of long-chain n−3 fatty acids may translate into clinical effects.[90] For example, there is evidence that rheumatoid arthritis sufferers taking long-chain n−3 fatty acids from sources such as fish have reduced pain compared to those receiving standard NSAIDs.[91]

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Good luck! I broke L4 in 2005. Fortunately I didn't need an op, so after two weeks of bed rest and another 10 in a brace I could get back into the normal routine of life again. Its 6 years now and I don't have any back pain yet. Not saying it will, but I hope you can write the same thing 6 years from now!

 

On the bright side... Being so close to losing the ability to do anything ever again, that incident really inspired me to do sport, enjoy life and enjoy a functional body to the full. I took up mountain biking and triathlon after that and these sports are amongst the things in my life that gives me the most pleasure. So I guess I can say "thank you" to breaking my back and coming out of it without significant permanent damage.

 

So true, being forced to lie on my back has made me think long and hard about a few things......Wonder if I will ever spend a lazy day in front of TV again??? How did you hurt your L4??

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My road cycling shoes slipped on slate floor when I was getting of the bike....left foot was still clipped in. Fell backwards (bike still on rollers) onto my bottom. Immediate pain of the worst kind! Ambulance took me to hospital. Young female Dr wanted to send me home with pain meds for soft tissue bruising.....!

 

I "calmly" explained to her that I think it would be best if she got a specialist opinion...... Orthopaedic surgeon had one look at x-rays and admitted me to hospital where I spent 8 days before coming home.

 

Not nice dude. Bones heal, chicks dig scars (and X-rays) :D

 

I feel however that the blame can clearly be laid at the door of those over hazardous 'road shoes'; kinda' like wearing tap dancing shoes on ice, rather than the poor ole rollers hey?

 

Get well soon man. :thumbup:

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Not nice dude. Bones heal, chicks dig scars (and X-rays) :D

 

I feel however that the blame can clearly be laid at the door of those over hazardous 'road shoes'; kinda' like wearing tap dancing shoes on ice, rather than the poor ole rollers hey?

 

Get well soon man. :thumbup:

 

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  • 2 months later...

Got back on the bike today after nearly 12 weeks of healing!! 6 of those spent in bed and a further 3 weeks in back brace.

 

 

I wanted to take it real easy to get an idea of what my back was thinking about all off this.....biggrin.gif . Did 10km on the road bike very close to home. Average HR 155bpm!!! Legs were burning all the way! Felt like I wasn't gonna make it back home.blush.gif

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Got back on the bike today after nearly 12 weeks of healing!! 6 of those spent in bed and a further 3 weeks in back brace.

 

 

I wanted to take it real easy to get an idea of what my back was thinking about all off this.....biggrin.gif . Did 10km on the road bike very close to home. Average HR 155bpm!!! Legs were burning all the way! Felt like I wasn't gonna make it back home.blush.gif

 

well its good to hear your back on the bike :thumbup:

 

and i'm sure the legs will learn to love the pain again very soon ;)

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well its good to hear your back on the bike :thumbup:

 

and i'm sure the legs will learn to love the pain again very soon ;)

 

 

Thanks!

 

It's gonna take a while, can't sit for long periods...........will have to get into it very gently

 

Now to get back to work on the 17th after 3 months "off"ohmy.gif I sit on my backside from 8-5, thats going to be the difficult part......

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