Hi everyone
For those who don't remember or haven't met me, I had a 13-level from T-2 down to correct Scheuermann's disease. My original curve was about 75 or so, my final curve at post-op was 40 or something, i am not sure. but it is good.
Just had my 1 year post-op appointment on Monday with Dr. Boachie and things are going perfectly. You can actually see the fusion on the x-ray imaging, it is pretty weird. I asked him if the cloudiness around my hardware is the fusing and he said yes and it looks very good. Even I could see it pretty obviously, and I am certainly no doctor!
I am pretty much back to doing everything. I am also back to the gym without any restrictions. You can trust your body at this point, if it hurts your back, turn down the intensity a bit. But I am happy to report that my back does not hurt at all. I have gained 10lbs in lean muscle in about 6 weeks. Nothing hurts my back really. I am still a bit careful with putting excess strain on my lower spine (I am not doing deadlifts for a while) but generally speaking my back is fine. I do all the machines (pulley too) and I can bench press. As long as I maintain a good core posture and strength, the harder I work the more protected my spine will be. To be honest, my bigger concern was running. At least in lifting weights, you have a lot of control over movement, so I think that won't hurt you much if you know what you are doing..but running there is a constant 'bounce' on your spine over and over. For this reason I use elliptical machines for cardio, but I have done some intense running and I have not had a problem with my back. I ran 5k in 21:20 the other day on an outdoor course, no issues at all..aside from my legs being sore lol, which is unrelated to my back.
I teach guitar 35-45 hours a week and it does not affect my back. I recently played a gig on a boat which involved moving a TON of drum equipment and playing, and my back did not even cross my mind. It is great, considering how many years in the past I had to worry about back pain. People are often at a loss for words when i show them my scar (Ill show it in my new video), because I do not look like I had back surgery. To be honest, I did not know what to expect. I really beat myself up! But my body came back stronger than ever. I am the healthiest I have ever been
I still find some of the skin at the top of my back is numb. However, it actually is still improving. As I stated earlier, I think this could take years to come back to life.
What a crazy experience for me,
there you have it...total time from meeting Dr. Boachie and having my 1-year post op was about 16 months.
Here is my video, I am making another update next week!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qMo_8uk7vw
if anyone has any questions feel free to message me
For those who don't remember or haven't met me, I had a 13-level from T-2 down to correct Scheuermann's disease. My original curve was about 75 or so, my final curve at post-op was 40 or something, i am not sure. but it is good.
Just had my 1 year post-op appointment on Monday with Dr. Boachie and things are going perfectly. You can actually see the fusion on the x-ray imaging, it is pretty weird. I asked him if the cloudiness around my hardware is the fusing and he said yes and it looks very good. Even I could see it pretty obviously, and I am certainly no doctor!
I am pretty much back to doing everything. I am also back to the gym without any restrictions. You can trust your body at this point, if it hurts your back, turn down the intensity a bit. But I am happy to report that my back does not hurt at all. I have gained 10lbs in lean muscle in about 6 weeks. Nothing hurts my back really. I am still a bit careful with putting excess strain on my lower spine (I am not doing deadlifts for a while) but generally speaking my back is fine. I do all the machines (pulley too) and I can bench press. As long as I maintain a good core posture and strength, the harder I work the more protected my spine will be. To be honest, my bigger concern was running. At least in lifting weights, you have a lot of control over movement, so I think that won't hurt you much if you know what you are doing..but running there is a constant 'bounce' on your spine over and over. For this reason I use elliptical machines for cardio, but I have done some intense running and I have not had a problem with my back. I ran 5k in 21:20 the other day on an outdoor course, no issues at all..aside from my legs being sore lol, which is unrelated to my back.
I teach guitar 35-45 hours a week and it does not affect my back. I recently played a gig on a boat which involved moving a TON of drum equipment and playing, and my back did not even cross my mind. It is great, considering how many years in the past I had to worry about back pain. People are often at a loss for words when i show them my scar (Ill show it in my new video), because I do not look like I had back surgery. To be honest, I did not know what to expect. I really beat myself up! But my body came back stronger than ever. I am the healthiest I have ever been
I still find some of the skin at the top of my back is numb. However, it actually is still improving. As I stated earlier, I think this could take years to come back to life.
What a crazy experience for me,
there you have it...total time from meeting Dr. Boachie and having my 1-year post op was about 16 months.
Here is my video, I am making another update next week!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qMo_8uk7vw
if anyone has any questions feel free to message me
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