Some of the replies above bear testament to the possibility that you will be able to ride again Phatty, it sounds similar to my own experience around 20 years ago. I did finally have a back operation about 10 years ago but it didn't really help in the long run and even caused further complications. Not only am I riding today but I actually can get some improvement from the constant suspension movement. All back injuries can be different though and I count myself lucky. If you want to p.m. me I might be able to help as inevitably I have become pretty much at home with the whole subject now. Just for a kick-off, mine was a severely prolapsed disc (L5/S1) which caused my chronic pain but I spoke to many people who had ruptured and completely burst a disc achieving a quicker recovery as a result.
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