Lumbar spinal fusion?

[KyrieNZ]

@TwoDreamRides

Today at follow up, he advises no longer jumping (I’m a Hunter rider). He feels that given my age, severity of blowouts, and overall condition of my back, if I were to continue jumping, I will need fusion by 40 and be on disability by 50. He’s ok with “riding” - he suggested dressage but I think I need an ortho that speaks horse, surely dressage can’t have less impact?? How do I find an ortho spine that speaks horse?

I’ve damaged my L5/S1 and my specialist wants me to have surgery. I weighed up the pros and cons, and decided against it. If anything goes wrong, it can’t be undone. I used to event, hunt, etc and now ride (para) dressage. I CHOSE not to jump again as I just don’t have the body control, nor can I ride for long. Para dressage has a lot of compensatory equipment, please look into it

[imbassetma]

I’m 46yrs old, had L4-L5-S1 fusion and laminectomy on Dec 6th. Had a grade 3 isthmic spondylolisthesis. Years of epidural injections and PT no longer helped. Awful awful nerve pain in my hips and down the legs. I was off narcotics and completely pain free 10 days post surgery. PT is going great. Hope to maybe walk around on my super dead quiet lease gelding next month. I low level event and admit the thought of jumping again or coming off scares the pee out of me. Will just take it one day at a time!

[Laurierace]

@imbassetma

I’m 46yrs old, had L4-L5-S1 fusion and laminectomy on Dec 6th. Had a grade 3 isthmic spondylolisthesis. Years of epidural injections and PT no longer helped. Awful awful nerve pain in my hips and down the legs. I was off narcotics and completely pain free 10 days post surgery. PT is going great. Hope to maybe walk around on my super dead quiet lease gelding next month. I low level event and admit the thought of jumping again or coming off scares the pee out of me. Will just take it one day at a time!

Congratulations! Take everything one step at a time and see where it takes you. I drove 15 1/2 hours in the car Saturday and had a really major pain flare Sunday as a result but it went away by Monday. Before that flare would have lasted a week or more. I went paddle boarding today which may or may turn out to be a bad idea, time will tell. I will be 8 weeks tomorrow and so far couldn’t be happier. Hope your good results continue!