3 Year Update

[queenofhearts]

Yep....3 years post-op this week. My Prodiscs are still holding their own - no problems at all with my lumbar spine and no pain. Still working patrol, going to the gym, boating all summer on Puget Sound, horseback riding, and snow skiing in a couple of weeks (I haven't skiied for over 6 years!) I also started running again a couple months ago. Pretty amazing after all the other health crapola that hit me after my spine surgery. Don't get me wrong - the first few weeks after surgery were not pleasant and sometimes had me wondering if I'd made a big mistake....but it got better, more so than I ever hoped for.

My C-spine is still giving me some problems but I'm holding out as long as possible before heading to Germany to see Dr. Bertagnoli again. I've got a great neurosurgeon here at home who is keeping me mobile with minor surgeries (2 foraminotomies so far - mutiple levels each time).

I guess I'm one of the success stories - at least for now.