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Fri, 10/02/2009 - 06:41
tigerlilly
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skiing after microdiscetomy

Hi,
may seem a stupid question, but has anyone tried gentle skiing after microdiscetomy, obviuosly i was a good skier before op, just so woud love to get back with it, but on gentle slopes to start..
ok take care all

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Sun, 11/01/2009 - 08:02
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DNice
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I am going to ask my dr.

I am going to ask my dr. about this next week at a follow up appt. I only ski 1-2 time a year (just too busy) but really enjoy it. I am hoping he says yes . . .I suspect, no black diamonds which is fine as I'm just looking for enjoyment of outdoors.

If not, I'm going to ask about cross country skiing (though I'm not very good at it)

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Mon, 11/02/2009 - 22:32
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AWhelan65
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You should be able to return

You should be able to return to skiing although probably no bumps. You will have to really build up your trunk / core strength. I would also probably wait for at least a year to allow for your disc and nerve to fully heal. This is just me and I am not a doc, just a two-time veteran of the MicroD.

Get a good PT and let him guide you back. This is the safest way as they should be measuring your strength and flexibility.

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