Comments on: The herniated disc pain continues http://www.mylifemytravel.com/wolff/2006/06/15/the-herniated-disc-pain-continues/ "A Herniated disc - My story" Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:46:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: L5/S1 Texan http://www.mylifemytravel.com/wolff/2006/06/15/the-herniated-disc-pain-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-2087 L5/S1 Texan Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:15:25 +0000 http://www.mylifemytravel.com/wolff/?p=28#comment-2087 I'm encouraged to hear this b/c before I herniated my disc, and had the surgery to just clip the bit that was protruding, I rode my bike quite a bit, including triathalons. i was surprised about a few things: * I though the running was what did me in - my doctor said no, running is harder on knees. * Biking is very hard because of the lean forward and it's hard to keep stomach muscles tight during a really vigorous class, which I was used to. Any tips for helping your back during bike riding, or were you just lucky or maybe using gym bikes? * Do you swim? Swimming seemed obvious but it actually is about 50% likely to throw my back out again. I feel like I'm constantly paying attention to my form - especially strong core. But it's very difficult to sustain a program - my back acts up if I'm not perfectly consistent, which means many starts and stops, weight gain and discouragement. Suggestions would be welcome. I've tried swimming and biking on Darvocet - fun but ineffective. :-) I’m encouraged to hear this b/c before I herniated my disc, and had the surgery to just clip the bit that was protruding, I rode my bike quite a bit, including triathalons.

i was surprised about a few things:
* I though the running was what did me in – my doctor said no, running is harder on knees.
* Biking is very hard because of the lean forward and it’s hard to keep stomach muscles tight during a really vigorous class, which I was used to. Any tips for helping your back during bike riding, or were you just lucky or maybe using gym bikes?
* Do you swim? Swimming seemed obvious but it actually is about 50% likely to throw my back out again.

I feel like I’m constantly paying attention to my form – especially strong core. But it’s very difficult to sustain a program – my back acts up if I’m not perfectly consistent, which means many starts and stops, weight gain and discouragement.

Suggestions would be welcome. I’ve tried swimming and biking on Darvocet – fun but ineffective. :-)

]]> By: jenner http://www.mylifemytravel.com/wolff/2006/06/15/the-herniated-disc-pain-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-1958 jenner Sat, 28 Jul 2007 05:03:19 +0000 http://www.mylifemytravel.com/wolff/?p=28#comment-1958 The epidurals caused me extreme pain, did not help at all and made me bleed under the skin. Yikes! The epidurals caused me extreme pain, did not help at all and made me bleed under the skin. Yikes!

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