***Just noticed the date on your post. Hope your doing well****
Welcome to the club. I jacked my L5-S1 disk ankles and knees from a parachute jump in the military. Lost feeling from the waist down for about 3 minutes before they came around with the HUMVEE and said lets go we have to go get everyone else. High winds and an inexperienced drop zone party are not a good combo.
Now, the good news is, depending on your pain threshold, you probably don't need surgery - I would recommend everything put. However, they do have ortho-laser procedures that shrink the bulge and therefore the pressure being put on those nerve trunks.
You best friend is walking, when you can, low impact core (think supported, standing knee raises and more as you get better or have good days), then all the usual stuff like water, diet, etc.
I still have times where once a year it puts me on the floor, and in those times I lie on my back with my legs on a chair (think an "L") to take the pressure off, eliminate angles and nerve pinch points and realign it all.
I had that incident over 20 years ago and am just fine 95% of the time. Hike, walk, lift, climb ladders and really whatever I want to do. Your core will save you. Work on building iron abs, especially if your buxom or carrying any weight around you middle. Dump the weight, if it's a factor, it will only help.
Whatever you do, do not let then do open spine surgery or fuse vertebrae. You think it's bad now - I have heard horror stories from guys who had it done.
Best of luck & hats off to Hingis for coming through in a bind!!
thanks for taking the time! that's a wild story. am i correct to think you haven't been parachuting since? or maybe parachuting is included in "whatever i want to do"?! 🤞
i'm doing pretty well nowadays. lots of walking, some lifting, some core have all been handy like you say. i do have some autoimmune issues, for which inflammation is a big symptom, so that's likely a factor too. but things are progressing and surgery isn't something i'm entertaining, thankfully :)
Glad to hear it all worked out for you, except the inflammation. I keep hearing about this supplement/product for inflammation from sources I "trust". It's called "relief factor". I've not tried it so this is a shot in the dark.
As far as the parachuting - After that incident (2 weeks) I was stuffed in the back of a HUMVEE going through Bosnia, with an ace bandage on one knee and tons of motrin. There were still jumps after that until my time in was done. Thank God for being full of ego.
I'd have no issues with free fall parachuting, as I always had tip toe landings - except for that one time with the high winds.
I hope it all continues to improve. I do feel like mine has "normalized after all this time, but still the pain levels are a constant 6 or so, which is to say, I no longer really notice it. It's the flare-up that get your attention, after sitting with poor posture for while.
Damn, I thought the secret was to wear see through panties so that your opponent would be distracted by your pussy flashing at the judges and audience.
I haven’t really watched any pro tennis recently as far as seeing any modern day players that have an ass as perfect as Martina. They need to Make Tennis Ass Great Again “MTAGA”. Maybe we can convince President Trump to write up an Executive Order.😆🇺🇸🍑
thanks for the deep reply :) luckily i've been able to get after it without fear, lifting a little heavier as time goes on and decently building muscle all over. walking a bunch helps! cool to hear your perspective shift was such a huge factor in healing; the psychology of pain is a fascinating thing!!
***Just noticed the date on your post. Hope your doing well****
Welcome to the club. I jacked my L5-S1 disk ankles and knees from a parachute jump in the military. Lost feeling from the waist down for about 3 minutes before they came around with the HUMVEE and said lets go we have to go get everyone else. High winds and an inexperienced drop zone party are not a good combo.
Now, the good news is, depending on your pain threshold, you probably don't need surgery - I would recommend everything put. However, they do have ortho-laser procedures that shrink the bulge and therefore the pressure being put on those nerve trunks.
You best friend is walking, when you can, low impact core (think supported, standing knee raises and more as you get better or have good days), then all the usual stuff like water, diet, etc.
I still have times where once a year it puts me on the floor, and in those times I lie on my back with my legs on a chair (think an "L") to take the pressure off, eliminate angles and nerve pinch points and realign it all.
I had that incident over 20 years ago and am just fine 95% of the time. Hike, walk, lift, climb ladders and really whatever I want to do. Your core will save you. Work on building iron abs, especially if your buxom or carrying any weight around you middle. Dump the weight, if it's a factor, it will only help.
Whatever you do, do not let then do open spine surgery or fuse vertebrae. You think it's bad now - I have heard horror stories from guys who had it done.
Best of luck & hats off to Hingis for coming through in a bind!!
thanks for taking the time! that's a wild story. am i correct to think you haven't been parachuting since? or maybe parachuting is included in "whatever i want to do"?! 🤞
i'm doing pretty well nowadays. lots of walking, some lifting, some core have all been handy like you say. i do have some autoimmune issues, for which inflammation is a big symptom, so that's likely a factor too. but things are progressing and surgery isn't something i'm entertaining, thankfully :)
Glad to hear it all worked out for you, except the inflammation. I keep hearing about this supplement/product for inflammation from sources I "trust". It's called "relief factor". I've not tried it so this is a shot in the dark.
As far as the parachuting - After that incident (2 weeks) I was stuffed in the back of a HUMVEE going through Bosnia, with an ace bandage on one knee and tons of motrin. There were still jumps after that until my time in was done. Thank God for being full of ego.
I'd have no issues with free fall parachuting, as I always had tip toe landings - except for that one time with the high winds.
I hope it all continues to improve. I do feel like mine has "normalized after all this time, but still the pain levels are a constant 6 or so, which is to say, I no longer really notice it. It's the flare-up that get your attention, after sitting with poor posture for while.
All the best!
Damn! I now remember why I was a Martina Hingis tennis fan before. My goodness that derrier is perfection. 👌
MRI’s are insane.
damn. didnt know martina hingis had it like that
hang it in the Louvre
for real. people in the 90s wanted thinspo, not the ebullient rump of martina hingis. now we know!
I was pre-pubescent in the 90s but I've always loved a phat ass, it's carnal. perhaps you should look into a BBL...
👊 Another Man of Culture I see.
Damn, I thought the secret was to wear see through panties so that your opponent would be distracted by your pussy flashing at the judges and audience.
I haven’t really watched any pro tennis recently as far as seeing any modern day players that have an ass as perfect as Martina. They need to Make Tennis Ass Great Again “MTAGA”. Maybe we can convince President Trump to write up an Executive Order.😆🇺🇸🍑
thanks for the deep reply :) luckily i've been able to get after it without fear, lifting a little heavier as time goes on and decently building muscle all over. walking a bunch helps! cool to hear your perspective shift was such a huge factor in healing; the psychology of pain is a fascinating thing!!