Off bike for a while

[bikerchick68]

yikes bcipam! keep us posted on that MRI... my mom is currently staying with me while recovering from a laminectomy for degenerative disc disease... she had the neck fused in 04... hopefully this will "fix" it for a long time now...

the good news? Recovery from fusion gave her back motion and life without pain... and so far on the back, it's looking good... we'll have a better idea in 3 months... total heal time...

Oh yeah.. and by the way, it's genetic... I told her I would have preferred the gene for a small butt and thighs... she assured me that gene does not run in the family...

[AutumnBreez]

I wish you the best Mary! I swear by chiropractors, saved my mother and myself. So serious...give it a try.
You will get to your 5000. Don't go overboard once you feel bit better, it's easy to overdo it. Take care, ABCL

[mary9761]

thanks ladies for all your responses. I don't know about chiropractor yet as my insurance doesn't cover anything like that. As it is, I'm going to be limited to what is done even when they figure out what is going on. It's draining enough with the pain, but I really don't like the doped up feeling either. I'm going to try to take this time to maybe catch up on some sewing gifts that I'm WAY behind on, but sitting is not that comfortable, plus I think I need to be careful operating the sewing machine. :P Don't need to sew my fingers into a toy while drugged up. Just really sick of laying around. I just finished my new HiViz safety orange vest for when I can get back on the bike. Maybe people will quit calling me pumpkin man.
Ok, I'm getting silly now so I'm going to go again. I hope you all stay healthy and have a great holiday.

[bcipam]

yikes bcipam! keep us posted on that MRI... my mom is currently staying with me while recovering from a laminectomy for degenerative disc disease... she had the neck fused in 04... hopefully this will "fix" it for a long time now...

the good news? Recovery from fusion gave her back motion and life without pain... and so far on the back, it's looking good... we'll have a better idea in 3 months... total heal time...

Oh yeah.. and by the way, it's genetic... I told her I would have preferred the gene for a small butt and thighs... she assured me that gene does not run in the family...

Bikerchick - I might be asking you some more questions about your mom's surgery. It was suggested to me and frankly I am scared silly about it. 1) I vowed no more surgeries and hospital stays, I have had enough and 2) cutting on my back - just plain scary.

This has all just happened sortof out of the blue and I hope is an acute problem. I had a MRI today but had to leave it early because the pain in my leg was too intolerable. I'm going back tomorrow after taking after pain meds (yes someone will be driving me) to see if I can complete the MRI. I'm just hoping this won't keep me off the bike. I can sit without much problem. I figure I can cycle as well. What sucks is standing and laying down (such as for the MRI).
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MAry just keep doing what the doctor tells you to do. Hopefully the problem will resolve itself.

One word/just my opinion: I am so against chiropractors - just handling injury claims for so many years I've seen the damage they can do. Yes I know folks swear by them and for minor issues, I think the massage they perform works great it's just when folks start going to them for neurological issues as oppose to sprain/strain. You can understand why some insurers won't cover chiro. services. If your insurance covers PT, that is more helpful. Good PT done under the doctor's careful eye, can resolve most sprain/strain issues. Neurological problems (such as my pinched nerve) cannot be rsolved through manipulattion. As you can imagine, moving things around when there's swelling and nerve damage can do no good!

It's like this... if you have a broken arm, you wouldn't have a chiro. manipulate it - you would leave it alone and let it heal. Same with neurological issues. Rest is best.