Re: [RBW] Anyone experienced with back surgery?

2012-07-01 Thread Tim McNamara
On Jul 1, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Christopher Paul wrote: > Greetings all, > > I want try my luck with this vast knowledge bank... > > I have been suffering from sciatica for the last 5 years. I had a > couple of epidurals and that helped and little else. > I have no problem when sitting down or ridi

Re: [RBW] Anyone experienced with back surgery?

2012-07-01 Thread Christopher Paul
Lyle, Thanks for the encouraging words! Chris On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 5:47 PM, Lyle Bogart wrote: > Hi Christopher, > > Congratulations on a successful back surgery! Don't be too harsh on your > health provider: research shows that a "successful" outcome (i.e., > resolution of back pain, radicular

Re: [RBW] Anyone experienced with back surgery?

2012-07-01 Thread Lyle Bogart
Hi Christopher, Congratulations on a successful back surgery! Don't be too harsh on your health provider: research shows that a "successful" outcome (i.e., resolution of back pain, radicular symptoms, restoration of function) is a 50/50 proposition. The typical healing time for these things is a

[RBW] Anyone experienced with back surgery?

2012-07-01 Thread Christopher Paul
Greetings all, I want try my luck with this vast knowledge bank... I have been suffering from sciatica for the last 5 years. I had a couple of epidurals and that helped and little else. I have no problem when sitting down or riding. I have ridden several centuries this year and am otherwise he