Hello Smike,

Welcome to this forum!!

Smike, I about flipped when I read that you are running 2 miles after only 5 months postop your fusion.

Does your surgeon know you are doing this? Has he/she approved of this?

I am not a doctor, but common sense tells me that you are pushing yourself well beyond what you should be doing. It can take up to a year for the fusion really to be "established".

RichT

The surgeon, almost flipped when I told him my army docter told me I could run and play sports, as well as ride a bike as long as it didnt cause to much pain. And it doesnt as long as I dont push myself to hard. Im going with the surgeon, he did say It will take a year bto heal. I knew I should slow down.
Thanks

Hello Smike,

WELLLLlll, that makes two of us who "flipped".

YES, do go with the advice of your surgeon. I'm glad you understand the necessity for you to go slow. Our minds think our bodies are ready to roll much MUCH faster than it REALLY takes our bodies to heal.

SLOW and a lot of PATIENCE.

Take care.

RichT

P.S. - I don't dare tell you on this forum what I think of your Army doctor.

I agree with Rich T. I hurt just reading your post! Have you thought about riding a bike? After about a year of taking it easy?
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