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I won't be going to the bike show , I'm flying the wife to Cabofor a few warm days !!
You lucky bugger!!
Have a good time man! We'll be thinkin about ya!
I mangled the L3 to S1 discs in my back in the Army. A couple of years ago I had 30% of the L4-L5 disc removed because it was pressing my spinal cord against the lamina (bones that cover the spinal cord) and the L5 root nerve.
I woke up feeling good a few weeks ago. I rode the DR650 to work. I started having muscle spasms in my lower back about an hour later. That lasted all day. I rode home that evening and couldn't lift my right leg back to get off the bike. Tuesday I woke up with a very sore lower back, and numbness in both legs. I hobbled down the stairs went to the doctors office to find out what was wrong.
That's the long version.
Diagnosis: I ruptured the scare tissue on the L4-L5 lumbar disc. The disc jelly has spread from the L4 to the S1 root nerves on both sides of my spinal cord. The MRI pictures I looked at yesterday looks like a cloud covering most of the lower portion of my spinal cord. That is what's causing the numbness, pins and needles, burning sensations, muscle spasms and occasional weakness in the legs.
Prognosis: I have to do an EMG Tuesday before the VA will decide what action to take next. Since the L4 and L5 vertebrae already rub so they can't take anymore out of that disc for cleanup. Since L5-S1 and L3-L4 are both damaged they won't do a disc replacement. I'm a very likely candidate for fusion on L4-L5 and L5-S1. I don't want that option, but it's the most likely at this point.
In short, I'm retired from riding anything until I get something done to fix my back. I'll have to live vicariously through others until I can ride again. So keep riding.
Dang Doug...that sucks man. Keep us posted on your progress dude.. You've gotta be better by June...
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Tell me about it. I have my CBR sitting in the garage just itching to hit the track next Spring. The Busa is up on stands waiting to get some custom work done, and the DR650 is collecting dust. If I can get the VA to move quickly I should be back in the saddle by early Spring next year.
You said " get the VA to move quickly " ! Thats funny !
Wow Doug...you've got more than we do.. We've got no more than a skiff....3/4" at the most.
Cold as a well diggers ear though..and gettin' colder.
I finally got out on my own this morning after shoulder surgery last week. The driving was not too bad. Some areas are worse than others. I still have about a foot of snow left and it is supposed to start again this evening. Everyone be safe and have a wondferful holiday!
Hey Mark! It was great to chat with you the other night. I'm so looking forward to our ride in the summer! Can't wait to be back at the ranch and riding all those wonderful roads and enjoying the company of my favorite people!!!!
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