Surgery

Well it is done! I had my back surgery on Monday. My Doc said it was going to be fun, huh? For him it was a hoot, he found a rare condition in my nerves and a floating piece of vertebrae. My Nerves for S1-L5 and L5-L4 are fused and travel through the same foraimen, these two things were contributing greatly to pain. The pain in the middle of my back it gone, like magic, it has been a 1-1/2 years of continuous discomfort. I am very sore from the incision right now and get tired easily I am also still on some hefty pain pills but that is only for the bone he drilled away to make room for 2 nerves and the opening.

Here is the image of my spinal nerves, and the bone that has been "gnawed" away. My doc was excited to show me what he did and what he found. He was carrying this photo around with him to show colleagues. I asked him to sign my copy, if he would have had a sharpie I think he would have. I am the second person he has ever seen with the condition that is out of over 1,000 procedure's. Lucky deformed me! :)

What is next is 6 weeks of little activity then back to PT. Hopefully I will be on the bike again in about 2months. Can't push it or I will cause more problems. Here is for be so antsy to bike that once I start to I hope to make the most out of winter training. I am looking into a new rain bike too. Something lighter than my 15 year old steel Specialized. Any suggestions?

I finally started to update my flickr. More pic's to come, right now it is only a hike to Lake Anne and My Aspen Family Reunion. Check it out.

Hope to make it to the Kirkland crit to cheer on my team and assorted friends whom I hope to see out there.

Alrighty, I am pooped from sitting and typing this it is time for another nap!

Cheers!

Michele