Also- forget about the bike for a while. My experience was that is put a lot of stress on my lower back. My doctor and PT would tell me not to bike, I'd take a short jaunt around town anyway, and end...

Kuba,

I took three epidurals, and lots of PT. During and after the epidurals, three in three weeks, the pain got worse and after the third, was when the pins and needles feeling in my calf and...

Deeppow,
Thanks for the encouragement and stoke. I'd love a copy of your workout. I'll send a PM with my email address.

Today, I had my third shot. This one was a double. The Doc had been putting...

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So, here is what a fucked up spinal disc looks like on MRI. I should also edit the title of this thread. My disc is herniated not ruptured.
Any of you medical people, help me out here, but...

Between the discussion here, talking to my PT, and several friends and family members in medicine, I decided to go for the injection.
The whole procedure was pretty quick and didn't hurt too bad. I...

Yetiman, Ouch. That's quite a tale of woe. Glad things are finally starting to come back together. I'd raise a beer with you and trade stories if you are ever in Montana.
I've also done 14 seasons...

Lots of good discussion here. Never thought I'd get this much.
I will heed the advice about not trying to work through the pain and make it worse, but the real hard thing for me to wrap my head...

^^Thanks for that.

Just came back from the Doc. MRI clearly shows bad stuff at L5-S1. We scheduled an injection for Wednesday.
Doc did clear me to return to work next week with no lifting >25lb...

After almost two weeks of couch time, things are getting somewhat better. Doc prescribed a steroid that was supposed to reduce inflammation. I can now walk the dog down to the park and I even went...

Going in to the Doc on Friday and hopefully will get the MRI that should have done in the fall if not for the stupid government shutdown. This injury was sustained while working for the USFS, so they...

I've spent the last few days on the couch as a result of re-injuring my back. I hurt it in late August and thought I had it felt back to normal by the start of ski season. Well, this time I've got...