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Originally Posted by 2knees  damn bro, that sucks. at least you got in this trip though.
God forbid you have to have the disc removed, what is the long term prospect for your skiing career? |
That is still up in the air. Basically what happened is the disk I ruptured (very last disk in the lower spine) is pushed out towards the back of my spine. The sciatic nerve that runs down my left leg is being pinched against the spine by this disk. When I stretch my leg too far this nerve is being dragged across the bone, causing me a good deal of pain. The cortisone injection will hopefully alleviate some of the pressure this disk is putting on the nerve and allow things to heal.
The neuro-surgeon I am seeing told me this week that I can still ski but need to be very cautious. He told me groomers are fine but to use extreme caution and judgment before skiing bumps and jumps. I guess I need to learn how to ski “easier” for the immediate future
I will probably shut things down for the rest of this season and see how I fell in the fall.