Update...
Tomorrow is the day....
I've been trying to keep up with some squats for thigh strength and I let them put me down as part time all the way to Dec 2nd... so thank you everyone for the advice.
I went through the surgery with them on July 10th so I think I have a rough idea what to expect. They are choosing not to fuse the upper portion of my back at the moment, just from the middle down and I'm loosing one disk at the bottom and they're caging others from the front and then putting hardware in through the back.
I asked not to have illiac crest bone taken because of the riding after. They made a note so hopefully that will be the surgical plan. My argument for that was I am on the younger side and anything they remove from me is a life long change. I don't want to trade pain for pain if I can avoid it and they can't put bone they remove back. I'm upset enough they'll be using crushed part of bone from a vertebrae for the front fusion.
All in all I'm a bit of a wreck today but I'm taking it easy and leaving work after my last big meeting so I'll have a few extra hours tonight at home.
Tomorrow is the day....
I've been trying to keep up with some squats for thigh strength and I let them put me down as part time all the way to Dec 2nd... so thank you everyone for the advice.
I went through the surgery with them on July 10th so I think I have a rough idea what to expect. They are choosing not to fuse the upper portion of my back at the moment, just from the middle down and I'm loosing one disk at the bottom and they're caging others from the front and then putting hardware in through the back.
I asked not to have illiac crest bone taken because of the riding after. They made a note so hopefully that will be the surgical plan. My argument for that was I am on the younger side and anything they remove from me is a life long change. I don't want to trade pain for pain if I can avoid it and they can't put bone they remove back. I'm upset enough they'll be using crushed part of bone from a vertebrae for the front fusion.
All in all I'm a bit of a wreck today but I'm taking it easy and leaving work after my last big meeting so I'll have a few extra hours tonight at home.
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