great weather . . . great rides . . . bad back

Finally got a little stretch of nice weather and went for a couple of rides yesterday - one to see my chiropractor . Bike is running fine and my new runway is a success. Woke up this morning and back was throbbing with pain. It's been like that every morning for three weeks now. Lots of Ibuprofen knocks the edge off. Doc says it's gonna be some time before this new injury heals.

But I'm going out again today for another ride or two, just not as far. Doc says to go for it.

Interesting place to put this thread. Yep, riding that hard tail sure helps the back huh?

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Try some Aleve liquid caps. I have chronic lower back for years when I feel it starting I take 2 before bed and wake up good. It also helps big time with the knee. A lot less Aleve needed over that ibuprofen


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Slow but steady JB. Hope it goes your way.

I'm seriously considering a Spinal Cord stimulator because of my bad back. I was born with a bad one and at my age it is now just about shot. But I'm a coward. I had a test once where they just wanted a little fluid to do some tests on and I ended up with such a bad migraine headache that it scares me to go through something that could do it again. I mean it was so bad they had to put me in the hospital to monitor it and me. It sounds like it might help(the stimulator) but there is no guarantee.

If it's set up right it's not bad at all - and mine is set up right, with a sprung seat and a slightly underinflated rear tire. I suspect it's those sofa-sized seats that most bikes have that make the difference in the comfort level.
And yes, my doc says ride it - he says the vibrations promote bone growth and muscle tone - a necessity for backs like mine. Physical and mental therapy at the same time; how can I go wrong ? The ride is the adventure and had a good one yesterday and going out again today .

Sounds like they took too much spinal fluid. A friend of mine has a problem with too much fluid. The body isn't absorbing it as more is naturally produced. The docs started by ducking some out and he was in the hospital with terrible headaches. Now he has a shunt (pressure relief valve ) in his skull to let excess fluid out. Crazy shirt.


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You are right I think. I actually did not close up so I was leaking. They had to do something called a blood patch. Had to stay over night to make sure I stopped leaking. All I know is it took about 8 hours for the headache to START calming down. I felt fat headed all the next day. So having someone poke a hole to place a stimulator is just scaring the heck out of me. I see the doc next week to see if my concerns are warranted.

Anything to do with or near spinal cord is dangerous. I neighbor went in for a kidney and he came hom paralyzed in the legs. The docs started telling him it was in his head. When he described that he had a spinal to numb him got the operation and thT they poked him several times in the spine and each time he felt like he was get electrocuted I told him they f'd up his spinal cord. His wife took him into NYC and they then told h what I said. Poor guy can't walk anymore and we moved before I found out how his lawsuit worked out


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That really sux...That is why I try to avoid surgery if I can...

I think it's safe to say you had a migraine bucko. Worst headache you can have.

From what I've been told it's Worse it has to due with an in balance of the spinal fluid that the brain sits in. A friend had it and he was real close to suicide from the head pain


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Holy chit. Now in Baltimore on way back to Long Island it's 40f !!!! WTH!!


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Ha. Yep I guess that will be the case. Plus dem icycles hurt da head


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Around freezing the past few mornings here. This morning is a little better at 36. By Friday it should be warm enough for a putt to the chiropractor LOL.

There has been improvement as I don't need to take pain meds anymore.

Back into the freezer again...

And they call this Global Warming. What a bunch of quakes!!!!!