Welcome Kari, thanks for the answer!!!
Here is my spine from more than a couple of years ago... yes, I could have a little tightness in the canal area.
It's great to have you posting here! I know that you won't be reading on a daily basis, but I'll flag you down if I think you can provide some useful answers.
For the forum members who haven't made the connection yet, Kari is the patient who is described in the
Oregonian article I posted today. She is a neurologist who is 2 years post-op from Bertagnoli 2-level lumbar ProDisc.
While the article made it sounds like she's not a complete success, when we spoke today, she talked about 100 mile bike rides, climbing mount hood, skiing double black diamonds and windsurfing. (But she says she sucks at water skiing.)
Again, welcome Kari... thanks... we'll talk again soon.
Mark