I miss riding.

maboo

Hi just wondered wether any had recoverd from a slipped disc requiring surgery, to live a full mountain biking life. The doctor didnt really have a timescale for going off road, but he advises runners to lay of the heavy pounding :oops: for 6mths , any advice would be much appreciated

cooldad

I've had a slipped disc for the last 25 years, but decided not to have surgery and just live with the occasional pain, I used to have it put back in place now and again but it hasn't popped out for a while now.
So I guess that's not really helpful.

The Rookie

I thought the title reflected a 'lifestyle change'.......

Depends on your riding I think, certainly with clever riding you don't get the repeated shock impacts you get with running, so if your running a 150mm FS you could get back on earlier, likewise if you can keep out the saddle on an HT, but unless you can count on it, its a risk....

cat_with_no_tail

Just do what your surgeon tells you.

You'll miss it a lot more if you rush back into it and end up in a position where you can't do it anymore, ever.

BlueAdvocate

I've had a double disc excision; what I gave up was football not riding.

maboo

Cat With No Tail wrote:

You'll miss it a lot more if you rush back into it and end up in a position where you can't do it anymore, ever.

thats what i'm most worried about, surgeon recommended geentle riding after 6 weeks, suppose i'll just wait till spring for the bumpier stuff

cooldad wrote:

I've had a slipped disc for the last 25 years, but decided not to have surgery and just live with the occasional pain, I used to have it put back in place now and again but it hasn't popped out for a while now.

unfortunately for me surgery was the only option. I went to various drs, chiropractor and osteopath, all said it was ligament or muscle damage. Eventually sciatica made it impossible to walk, so went private and here i am now

Vegman

In the great sceme of things six weeks, six months, two years, Its really not a biggie, I totaly fooked a knee skiing (helicoptered off the mountain etc) 10/11 years ago, listen to the expert as long as he is one. and rebuild your fitness, I still ski (a little more carefully and with a knee brace but still enjoy), I no longer ride horses, too much conflict on the bridlepaths, LOL Ha Ha... no not realy, fell of a 18hh Bstard at full tilt. Horseriding = very steep rocky rooty chalky wet dh run on slick tyres!!! (with pools of mud and 4 ft drop rock gardns thrown in for good measure) . I had years of lessons and jumped and did dressage etc, bstards still have a warped mind of there own rant rant. Bikes... I hope I'll have shimano hubs on the wheels of my coffin.

Giraffoto

I had a keyhole diskectomy on my S1/L5 disk, plus a procedure a bit like going round the relevant gap in my spine with a de-burring bit, way way back in 2006, having had sciatica so bad I could hardly walk for the whole year before: I was back on my feet in 24 hours, and it's been a constant improvement ever since. Don't hurry it, and it will be OK for riding bumpy trails - these days I come back with most other parts of me aching but my back fine