DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Having finally got over the complications of my shoulder, I looked forward to an uninterrupted 2020, able to maybe do a thousand miles over the year.
Nope.
Had an MRI of my spine to see how an 8-year old fusion was doing, as I'd had some, I thought, minor but worrying problems to do with continence. Not fun...
Turns out that the 2011 op (L3/4/5 fused) is still perfect, but L2/3 and T12/L1 are compressing the spinal cord, so the fusion needs extending.
6-hour spinal op in January at Southmead, in Bristol.
The recovery time to first cycle, all being well, is less than for the shoulder, so back on the bike sometime in March.
Will have to try and get some miles and fitness in first.
Bummer, but better than incontinence, methinks!
Nope.
Had an MRI of my spine to see how an 8-year old fusion was doing, as I'd had some, I thought, minor but worrying problems to do with continence. Not fun...
Turns out that the 2011 op (L3/4/5 fused) is still perfect, but L2/3 and T12/L1 are compressing the spinal cord, so the fusion needs extending.
6-hour spinal op in January at Southmead, in Bristol.
The recovery time to first cycle, all being well, is less than for the shoulder, so back on the bike sometime in March.
Will have to try and get some miles and fitness in first.
Bummer, but better than incontinence, methinks!
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