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Just got home from RF Ablation (L2-L5)
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10-24-2012, 06:54 PM
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I spent Monday evening out in the garage changing two tires on the dirt bike. Hunched over and fighting with tire spoons for all of that time is a major test. I stood up all crooked and had to hang on the inversion table for a minute to get everything stretched out. Ice, of course.
The procedure made my back better, but it didn't make it perfect.  
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10-30-2012, 06:58 PM
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I completed an 8-hour, 140-mile dual sport ride on Saturday in Payson, Arizona. Mostly forest two-track and some highway to connect trail.
I was very tired (calf muscles, mostly). Afterward, I loaded up the bike and trucked it back to Phoenix. I little "spa treatment," ibuprofen, ice, and some sleep got it mostly fixed up. Then up the next morning for a short, casual ride in the desert. More spa treatment after that as well.
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10-30-2012, 07:19 PM
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Sounds like you are doing great.
 Glad to hear thatJudy
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10-31-2012, 10:20 PM
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I have scheduled the left side for next week.
I have a 450-mile dual sport ride on tap for the following weekend. Participation in that event might not be wise for me, with or without this procedure. That's a lot of banging around and standing on the pegs (calf muscles).
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11-01-2012, 05:57 PM
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Great Results With RF-Ablation
I had bilateral rf-ablation done on 7 levels (cervical 4 & lumbar 3) and it has significantly reduced my pain. I take much less pain meds and the severe muscles spasms have gone away.
Very nice with the inversion table! I don't think that I can use one due to lumbar surgery, but I have an excellent cervical traction device that my pm prescribed. Thelma
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11-14-2012, 04:45 PM
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Yeah -- cervical spine traction is nice every once in a while.
I had to reschedule the left side because of a doc conflict. Rescheduled for the day before Thanksgiving. I didn't do the 450-mile dualsport ride. I was doing so much riding that I really needed a rest my entire body -- not just my back -- (and to wrench on the bikes).
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11-14-2012, 05:33 PM
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Thanks Rick!!! I may be having nerve ablations in the coming weeks... it's great to hear some positive stories! What pain clinic are you going to?
Mark
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