Low grade spinal cord injury

[afm199]

Originally Posted by ctwo

You mean like, girl push ups? I was able to get two regular pushups done yesterday, but still had the dizzying blackness afterwords. I'm also going to start one minute planks and try to extend the time by a few seconds each day. I went on a 10 mile bicycle ride yesterday and the crotchal area is quite tender today, but the knee is starting to feel better.

I'm just recovering from sheer laziness, so I can't even imagine how hard it is for you. I had a coworker that showed us an MRI of his neck and the spine looking like it pinched down to 1/3 the size - old injury from youth. His surgery went in from the front and he spent a year getting back to his old self and was pain free. Good luck to you

I prefer to think of them as unisex modified pushups, formerly girl pushups.

[afm199]

Well, I had my three month checkup and the Doc was very please. "You're fully protected." I'm cleared to begin any exercise I want, with pain as the regulator. Ok to ride bicycles and motos (BUT NO CRASHING .)

Super pleased that I'm up to five pushups and starting to bench press 80 pounds without pain. I can see this will be a slow process but happy that the bone implants knit and the rods and screws and apparatus are all functioning properly.

[planegray]

Originally Posted by afm199

Well, I had my three month checkup and the Doc was very please. "You're fully protected." I'm cleared to begin any exercise I want, with pain as the regulator. Ok to ride bicycles and motos (BUT NO CRASHING .)

Super pleased that I'm up to five pushups and starting to bench press 80 pounds without pain. I can see this will be a slow process but happy that the bone implants knit and the rods and screws and apparatus are all functioning properly.

Did the implants make you any nicer or faster though ?

[bikewanker]

“Fully protected “ ? My mind should not wander too far on the sabbath.
Good news but I’d better step up my push up regimen to keep ahead of you.

[afm199]

Originally Posted by planegray

Did the implants make you any nicer or faster though ?

I can't really answer that, I'm now four people instead of one.

[tzrider]

Ah, you must have been worked on by a British mechanic.

[afm199]

[afm199]

Well, following up a month later, everything continues to improve.

Neck pain is quite minimal, I'm riding 75 minutes every other day on the trainer ( about 1/3 of that on the bars, 2/3 sitting up with arms folded) trying to get my neck accustomed to being bent over. I'm close enough to that now that I'll be taking my second outside bicycle ride any day. The last one, a week or two ago, was super fun, but my neck hurt too much from riding on the bars, I only could ride a half hour.

Weights and floor exercises continue, up to 80 pounds on the bench press, not much but it slowly increases every week, hoping to get back to my body weight, we'll see.

Stepped up workout days to one day weights, one day bicycle, one day weights, one day bicycle, and one day off. Most days also get shoulder exercises with light weights to improve range of motion and flexibility.

I'm happy with the outcome.