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31-01-2012, 05:11 PM | #1 |
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Being told you'll never ride again....
I've got a burst disc in my back. It's severely debilitating.
Caused from years of working on cars. Been given the advice that I should give up on my hobby or working on cars (and more recently, bikes) if I want the pain to stop. It's like being told I'll never walk again :-( Had to take a 3 month break from riding last year, and even when I did eventually get back on the bike I was causing all sorts of handling issues as i was just sat upright and rigid It just occurred to me there in a moment of misery and self pity that I may one day be told (or simply find out for myself) that I can't ride any more. How would being told something like that affect your life? Last edited by Phatty; 31-01-2012 at 08:05 PM.. |
31-01-2012, 05:24 PM | #2 |
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One door shuts another door opens. Everything changes. Have you considered meditation ?
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31-01-2012, 05:26 PM | #3 |
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I also have a bad back compressed vertibre and twisted spine. Every so often my lower back gose into spasum took pethadin and diazapan to get me home last time. The docs have said that i will probably end up in a wheel chair in later life. I try not to think of it and have as much fun as poss with wife and kids (and bikes LOL)
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31-01-2012, 06:44 PM | #4 |
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31-01-2012, 06:50 PM | #5 |
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Jeez, I can't imagine never riding a bike again - riding this bike may kill me but if I don't ride it then I'm already dead!
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31-01-2012, 07:00 PM | #6 |
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I had my right leg torn off 27 years ago and spent 14 months and 11 operations rebuilding it, my back fused up when they told me the same as you 8 years ago, then 3 years ago I broke my neck in two places and was paralysed for a short while until I reached the operating theatre. 3 hours later, I had a prothetic joint in my neck and yes you guessed it, i'm still riding!
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31-01-2012, 07:08 PM | #7 | |
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31-01-2012, 07:50 PM | #8 |
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I was involved in an almighty car v bike interface. My right femur was shattered, my left tibia was poking out into the fresh air, and I completely snapped off my right head of humerous. Throw in various internal injuries, and it becomes clear that I was in a bit of a state. The docs said I should forget about riding a bike again. This was over 20 years ago, and I have had dozens of bikes since. You will find a way, trust me.
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31-01-2012, 08:00 PM | #9 |
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love him or hate him but hutchy...
I know he's a professional rider but Ian hutchinson is pretty inspiring when it comes back to wanting to ride his bike.
I hope it doesn't come to anything where youre not able to have fun. Stay mighty |
31-01-2012, 08:08 PM | #10 |
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In the end the only person who can make that choice is you .
You will know in yourself if it's time to stop. I made the that choice once because I was cornered. The choice was sort of made for me and non medical. It bred total anger and resentment in me. Don't let others make that choice for you is what I am saying. When you feel you are not up to it don't ride. I'm fed up at the mo as not allowed to drive or ride I'm so hacked off. But I know if I tried to get in my car or bike I'd hit something or someone and that's not fair of me .. So I am doing as I am told because I know my limits now. I have good and bad days this last year has been hell and my confidence is ebbing away. But once I'm on the mend I just now have to except I have to take one day at a time. That will be my choice . Look at Barry Sheene ouch!!! And despite crippling arthritis he still rode although the Aussie sunshine helped! Take it one day at a time and listen to your body and mind and not others |
31-01-2012, 08:31 PM | #11 |
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31-01-2012, 09:07 PM | #12 |
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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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31-01-2012, 09:25 PM | #13 | |
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31-01-2012, 09:31 PM | #14 |
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I never said this but my mother seems to think she has slightly healing hands, only when she hasn't burnt it all up ... slightly worrying but there's an option
There a lot of options to repair discs, mend, replace, fuse and some combinations. Shop around for an opinion. You'll find people like Don (does adventures on his GS and tours on one of those huge BMs) and Casper who is scarely smart.. Don't know why he's working here really, thought he'd have gone somewhere higher profile. http://www.cheltenhamspineclinic.co.uk Touch of bias as I met Don on the first day I started at Cheltenham, ace bloke and loves his bikes There are lots of people like this inside and outside of the NHS
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31-01-2012, 09:41 PM | #15 |
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If I was told I couldn't ride again as it would end me I'd simply go buy a bike lift and just mod my bikes. Buy a bike, mod it to how I or someone else wants it then sell. Rinse and repeat.
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