Hello Everyone!

UPDATE!!!!!

I have a major right CALF Muscle pain! It feels really tight! Causes me to limp until I put my shoes on!

I am now 5 month post opL5-S1 fusion with lots of hardware and BMP! I just recieved MMI! Other than the calf things are going great!

Take care,

TAZ :cool:

Great to hear all is going well. Its amazing how often you can experience bouts of unexplained pain (like your calf) without rhyme or reason. Aint nerves a funny thing.

Well done and good luck :bouncing:

Aloha TAZ!

Long time no see! I have my MMI appointment in January. Did you need to take the physical capacity test, I didnt need to do that as I met all my goals set by my doctor in PT and OT.

Glad to hear from you, I am sorry to hear that your having some calf problems, I too am still having some odds and ends going on, but as a whole I also am doing great. Just joined the Gym and I am still in the pool every night of the week.

H'C

H'C,

I've been using barbells in the pool. They're neat---lots of resistance
fly

Hey Fly,

Are you talking regular barbells or the kind designed for the pool. I used the ones for the pool in PT and I agree they are great. I use a couple of floatation belts in the pool every night, this allows me to swim, jog and just float when I want to without having to worry about keeping my total body weight above the water, they are worth their weight in gold (of course if they were worth their weight in gold I probably would have sold them by now, so I am glad they're not). I was thinking about getting a set of those barbells, but I never did. Like I said before, I am going to the gym now and using all of the weight machines, I walk there which takes me about fifteen minutes, then when I'm finished it's another fifteen minutes back home, then I hop in the pool for an hour or so. Since it's Thanksgiving, I would like to give thanks for our swimming pool and spa.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas) and Hauoli Maka Hiki Hou! (Happy New Year)

H’C

I use the therapy pool at the Y a couple of times a week. They have the barbells there. I just have to ask. They're better than the noodles.
fly

good 2 see your name pop up Taz
Happy your doing well

I leep hearing about this pool work you r all doing is this part of normal pt after fusion ?

Im comin up to 5 wks post op fusion on L5 S1 no mention of any thing like that yet Is this right ?

I'm doing My walking in the day , but did over do it a bit last week ,on top of trying to cut back on meds ,I have put myself back this week :nono:



I do worry somtimes here in the UK we do things diff 2 y in the states


Your thoughts please !!!!! :confused:


Chris from the UK

I wasn't allowed to do PT for 3 months. The place I went does have a pool. I have started using the therapy pool at the YMCA also. Being a senior I get a good rate.
fly