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I wondered what that sudden scream of joy was earlier in the day.
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Thread: Free At Last!!!
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07-08-2009, 03:04 PM #1
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So I went to my neurosurgeon today and he told me I could finally Lose My !@$#^%$! Back Brace and I was free to resume my normal activities!
Yeee - Freaking - Haw !!!!
Lee and I went out for a short ride along the Alameda Creek Trail (~ 10 miles, elevation gain about 20 feet
) out to the bay & back to commemorate this auspicious occasion. 
It felt a tiny bit strange being back out on the road on my bike at first, and my coordination felt a bit off, but it felt better as I went along. Where we enter & exit the trail there are very short stretches of gravel path to ride over, which I used to think nothing of, but today I walked those bits. I figure my coordination & confidence will be back soon enough.
It was mighty windy heading out to the bay, naturally, so I took it really easy. Surprisingly enough, despite that I managed a pretty decent clip into the wind. Nice.
Lee told me that all in all I didn't seem to loose too much fitness over my three month-plus layoff (heh, I didn't climb anything though ).
And the tailwind back was a bonus. Whee!
Well I am jazzed to bits to be back. Not to worry, I'll be building back reeaallly slowly. But at least I'm back!
Booyah!
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07-08-2009, 03:09 PM #2
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07-08-2009, 03:28 PM #3
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my very own built-in bottle opener
Here are a couple of images from a CT scan of my spine done last week. Creepy, huh?
A friend mentioned that my T7 vertebrae now resembles a bottle opener.
Naturally I really like that imagery.
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07-08-2009, 03:40 PM #4
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Yay for being brace free and back on your bike.
Yikes for the pictures. Your mate is right you are a walking bottle opener.
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07-08-2009, 03:40 PM #5
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HUZZAH!
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07-08-2009, 03:46 PM #6
"Ride lots!"
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That's wonderful news!
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07-08-2009, 03:50 PM #7
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07-08-2009, 04:55 PM #8
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Yay yay yay yay yay!!!
Wow that is a SCARY picture!!!Sarah
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07-08-2009, 05:21 PM #9
In through the out door..
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Happy dance!!!!
(those are some scary pics...)
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07-08-2009, 05:25 PM #10
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congratulations! but is that bone going to heal more?
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07-08-2009, 05:34 PM #11
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I knew it, I felt a shift in the matrix.......
Yay!!!
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07-08-2009, 06:11 PM #12
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Evidently not, it's pretty much healed after three months. I know, it looks creepy!! Eh, but it is what it is.
Originally Posted by Biciclista
I was going over the images w my Dr today, and he didn't seem concerned at all. I suppose he's seen a lot worse...
(fwiw, that's just a small cross section of the vertebrae, there is still bone holding it up -- I just picked the coolest images. heh heh.)
I'm going to a physical therapist soon to see how to go about strengthening my back, and I'll probably start up Pilates again once I've met with the PT.
At this point my back feels fine for the most part, but it does get fatigued over the course of a day, and my neck and shoulders are a bit stiff. But that can be chalked up to the fact that I haven't used those muscles much, if at all, over three months time.
So all is good.
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07-08-2009, 06:41 PM #13
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oh yes, you'll get stronger much more quickly now that you can move!
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07-08-2009, 07:26 PM #14
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Wonderful news!
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07-08-2009, 07:32 PM #15
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Jo! YAY!
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