Originally Posted by
ThinLine
You have had 3 spinal surgeries? I will not try to beat you on this one...you win!
While riding (20-30 miles) I am OK, it's afterwards that the discomfort and pain comes into play.
Extreme numbness, pain, tingling in my legs which goes right down to my feet.
I don't complain and I don't care. I hate when people ask me how am I doing...I say just fine and you should not care.
90% of the people don't give a sh$#, and the other 10% are glad you have the problem. I also don't wallow in self pity, I just ride my bike.
Warning thread hijack!
First of all congrats for not complaining and not wallowing, people seldom realize how boring they are when they do either.
The second thing I want to mention is that often the body will stop hurting on its own. Four years ago I had a pretty good accident and went over the bars and onto my back, I was looking at a fourth spinal surgery when the swelling went down and I canceled everything. I learned what not to do (things like sleeping on my right side) and eventually was in less pain. These days I have no pain beyond sore muscles, I think those neurotransmitters get tired of sending the (pain) signal and just give up.