Hello everyone,
It's been a while since I've been in the forum but I always think about this message board around my surgiversay. The reason why I'm not around anymore is that things are going extremely well 3 years after my T3-sacrum fusion. As several people have mentioned here, things continued to improve for me in year 2. I am generally pretty active now that I have a small dog - I've also been doing the Bar Method for two years which has been a great workout, supplemented by a high-intensity interval training class that is a mix of spinning and body weight exercises (think squats, lunges, plank, push-ups, etc.). I decided to add in more weight-training after taking up stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) and realized how weak my upper body is, so I also do a kettlebell class that involves deadlifts and goblet squats and suitcase lifts and other exercises that I'm surprised that I can do. I haven't had a follow-up appointment with Dr. Rand (New England Baptist) since my 1-year checkup - I had called his office and he doesn't need to see me unless something is wrong. I called more recently to check if I had any restrictions and his office said I had none, just to "be careful". So I'm carefully strengthening my core at a gym with extremely good trainers who understand my limitations.
So overall, life is good and my surgery outcome continues to be extremely positive. Just wanted to offer this as a glimmer of hope for those of you contemplating or undergoing the surgery since I know this forum was extremely important to me during my prep and recovery period.
Aileen
It's been a while since I've been in the forum but I always think about this message board around my surgiversay. The reason why I'm not around anymore is that things are going extremely well 3 years after my T3-sacrum fusion. As several people have mentioned here, things continued to improve for me in year 2. I am generally pretty active now that I have a small dog - I've also been doing the Bar Method for two years which has been a great workout, supplemented by a high-intensity interval training class that is a mix of spinning and body weight exercises (think squats, lunges, plank, push-ups, etc.). I decided to add in more weight-training after taking up stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) and realized how weak my upper body is, so I also do a kettlebell class that involves deadlifts and goblet squats and suitcase lifts and other exercises that I'm surprised that I can do. I haven't had a follow-up appointment with Dr. Rand (New England Baptist) since my 1-year checkup - I had called his office and he doesn't need to see me unless something is wrong. I called more recently to check if I had any restrictions and his office said I had none, just to "be careful". So I'm carefully strengthening my core at a gym with extremely good trainers who understand my limitations.
So overall, life is good and my surgery outcome continues to be extremely positive. Just wanted to offer this as a glimmer of hope for those of you contemplating or undergoing the surgery since I know this forum was extremely important to me during my prep and recovery period.
Aileen
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