Exercise regimen post 2nd lumbar disk surgery

[creekman]

Just had my 2nd L4/L5 hemilamectomy and partial disk removal -just 9 months apart. I don't want to re-herniate again or the doc says probable fusion. I have been an avid cycler and worked out lifting weights with a trainer. I went back to cycling slowly and some weight training as well after 1st surgery but I re-herniated the disk. Thinking about replacing weight training with pilates or gyrotonic- I hope to at least be able to do spinning (staitionary cycle training to music) but not sure . I didn't get a tremendous amount of direction from the doc last time except to do physical therapy for a couple months. Any experiences? ideas? James