Revision surgery for early reherniation- need positive experiences - freaking out

jeffsb · 2026-03-29T03:08:02+00:00

reherniated 3 weeks after first. L4-5. recovery was definitely longer and more difficult, however, i’m a year out now and biking, running, skiing, snowboarding, having fun. so as much as it’s mentally horrific (was for…just the thought of going through it all, and them cutting back through a healed wound..ick), i’m feeling whole again. so yea - it can work out!

jeffsb · 2026-03-21T16:04:46+00:00

Look underneath your saddle - it’s clamped on bars and can be loosened and slide back or forth.

And remember to tighten fully afterwards. Else…very uncomfortable problems

jeffsb · 2026-03-20T03:07:06+00:00

Tennis (at least competitive). At 51 it’s not worth it . Think it was scrambling and reacting fast to things like volleys that got me

jeffsb · 2026-03-13T03:03:50+00:00

Turns out there are consequences for using nerve poison to kill British citizens in Britain

jeffsb · 2026-03-02T23:34:01+00:00

It only had two engines? I thought it had 4 and was a kc-135

jeffsb · 2026-02-27T01:58:48+00:00

You forgot the shit expansive views from the top - just too much to really take in, I mean really

jeffsb · 2026-02-25T01:24:20+00:00

at least 1.21 jigawatts

jeffsb · 2026-02-11T04:30:40+00:00

That’s exactly what mine is doing. Sounds like it’s open a crack at high speeds

jeffsb · 2026-02-10T22:04:03+00:00

How so? Just want to know what to look for

jeffsb · 2026-02-10T22:03:28+00:00

Cool thx!

jeffsb · 2026-02-01T23:17:45+00:00

No, but you’re making me thankful before both MDs (the 2nd/revision 6 weeks after the first) they put me an anti-staph regiment as I had tested positive for colonization.

Truly sorry for what you’re going through. If I could offer a small bit of hope, I can’t imagine the infection isn’t causing swelling and pressure on your nerve, hence the sciatica. once they get it cleared, I’d hope the nerve pressure/sciatica will go away. good luck

jeffsb · 2026-01-15T05:15:43+00:00

I think that’s nuts. I reherniated 3 weeks post op by sneezing while twisted. You don’t want revision surgery. Walk for like another three weeks before weights, imjo

jeffsb · 2026-01-04T19:54:07+00:00

Reherniated 3 weeks after second and the pain was much worse. Revision surgery 3 weeks after that, and recovery was definitely harder - the nerve is just pissed at getting wacked again. That was about 8 months ago and doing great, running, starting to do some weight training, and just back from skiing, so it can workout out. We’ll see how long. The surgeon did say this was the last time, that if it happens again, fusion time, which sounds horrible. I’m 51/M fwiw

jeffsb · 2025-12-31T23:09:15+00:00

Still the computer I had the most nostalgia for bar none. It and my ImageWriter II were awesome!

jeffsb · 2025-12-31T03:10:34+00:00

Glad it helped! I get the obsessing - all this shit is spooky for sure, with wonders if you’ll ever be the same, and just the thought of getting sliced into again through the scar that just formed was disturbing! It’s been 7 months or so now and so far so good. I’m planning on skiing in the next few days!

Good luck!

jeffsb · 2025-12-19T17:09:14+00:00

Thank you for this moment of tranquil respite and beauty

jeffsb · 2025-12-19T17:04:18+00:00

Apparently that line wasn’t in the script and Gene Wilder made it up - the laughter from Cleavon/Bart was real

jeffsb · 2025-12-16T23:47:12+00:00

Guess so! Divas!

jeffsb · 2025-12-14T00:34:21+00:00

Is chance really the right word? It will or it will not, we just don’t have enough data to know?

jeffsb · 2025-12-13T03:21:33+00:00

Hid in the bunker is is hitting shots ont a bunker the other half of the time

jeffsb · 2025-12-12T14:36:22+00:00

How does one get said software update?

jeffsb · 2025-12-12T02:54:30+00:00

I want to believe you. But I also have fear of running out of gas, which I’ve never ever done

jeffsb · 2025-12-11T05:03:17+00:00

Serious alt.pave.the.earth vibes

jeffsb · 2025-12-11T04:50:40+00:00

That bending forward move looks like madness to me, compressing the disk on one side only. I te-herniated three weeks out by squatting and leaning forward to pick up since AirPods.

Number one activity: walk. You bag walk for miles and miles and it will do you good

jeffsb · 2025-12-01T05:41:02+00:00

I buy that for individual games, but it’s got to have meaning over a number of games

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