I'm 10 months post-op (T4-S1 with pelvic fixation) and am really starting to feel much better! Pain has diminished dramatically. I'm swimming 2-3 times /week (breast stroke with snorkel and flutter kick with snorkel... cannot swim without a snorkel due to a somewhat increased cervical kyphosis and limited thoracic rotation post-surgically). I'm wondering...
First, is it unrealistic to anticipate being able to return to doing a "crawl" stroke (without snorkel)? (I suspect/fear so.)
Second, with respect to resuming scuba, one of the venues that I favored before surgery was entering the water and returning into a small boat (no ladder). I think I will still be able to enter the water by sitting on the rail and tipping over backwards. I'm a bit concerned about difficulties to be encountered when trying to return to the boat, a maneuver that requires lifting my upper body (launching upwards with fins propelling me) and tumbling into the boat (like a dead fish imitation). I'd appreciate comments/suggestions from anyone who has had a similar (or greater) fusion and has resumed scuba diving
First, is it unrealistic to anticipate being able to return to doing a "crawl" stroke (without snorkel)? (I suspect/fear so.)
Second, with respect to resuming scuba, one of the venues that I favored before surgery was entering the water and returning into a small boat (no ladder). I think I will still be able to enter the water by sitting on the rail and tipping over backwards. I'm a bit concerned about difficulties to be encountered when trying to return to the boat, a maneuver that requires lifting my upper body (launching upwards with fins propelling me) and tumbling into the boat (like a dead fish imitation). I'd appreciate comments/suggestions from anyone who has had a similar (or greater) fusion and has resumed scuba diving
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