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02-02-2016, 04:46 PM #1
Ready for more
Hello, I am a 34-year-old wife and mother of two children. I have been lifting regularly since June 2012. I have had injuries sidelined me for the past few months. I am finally able to get back to the gym regularly but find I am disheartened by the loss of strength and the fact that I can no longer squat or DL. I have 2 herniated disc in my lower back which greatly restrict my lifting ability.
I have many friends and family members who have been inspired by my ability to mold my body after pregnancy. I want to continue to inspire them and I want to possess the body that I know is mine for the taking but I find I now need support outside myself. I am hoping this community will help me adjust as I need, to inspire me to push where I can, and help me find the balance I need to continue to create the body I never thought I could have .
I have been looking into the possibility of steroids helping me strengthen the muscles around my herniated discs and recover the strength that I previously had, but I still have much to learn before I jump into the pool.
For now I will probably just be lurking and learning. I may contact some of you with questions, but I promise if you give me reading material for things that you believe I should look up to understand further I am more than willing to put the time in. I tend to become obsessive when there is something new I want to learn about.
And on that note I'm off to read the informative threats. I hope to get to know some of you and learn from many of you thank you for your time.
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02-02-2016, 06:11 PM #2
Great intro!
Welcome to the forum!
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02-02-2016, 06:46 PM #3
Welcome.
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02-02-2016, 08:06 PM #4
Welcome to the forum
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02-03-2016, 08:17 AM #5
Thanks all, I appreciate the welcome.
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02-04-2016, 05:06 PM #6
Welcome to the forum!
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02-06-2016, 05:34 AM #7New Member
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Welcome here!
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02-07-2016, 02:26 PM #8MONITOR
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Welcome to the forum.
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02-10-2016, 11:30 PM #9
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02-11-2016, 04:11 PM #10
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Late to the party but welcome! You've come to the right place...
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02-12-2016, 09:48 AM #12
Hi Learn1st! My wife has bulging discs in her lower back that kept her out of the gym for a week last month.
Lower back problems of this nature is one of the worst things that can happen to a person that loves to exercise. She too is trying everything to keep from having surgery. She saw a spine surgeon that gave her a series of 3 Steroid injections directly where the bulging discs were. But each time relief only lasted about a week at most.
About 2 weeks ago she went to our primary care physician and he gave her 3 high dose shots of Decatron, Toridol, and another anti inflammatory. (I'll get the name) and told her to stay out of the gym for at least a week.
It's been approximately 2 weeks now, she's back in the gym doing very light exercise but in very very little pain! And exercising on a reverse hyper machine that was suggested by a member. Hopefully she will continue to do alright. You may want to mention this to your doctor. Hopefully he can help you with the same medicine. Good luck!
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02-12-2016, 02:23 PM #13
Thank you
I am at the point where I have no pain in most everyday things and can do a body weight good morning if I truly focus on supporting the movement with my core and begin the contraction in my hams and gluts. I can't do any weight when I squat, even if it is Dumbbells held at my sides. I also find I can't sit in a leg press machine without putting strain on the disks.
I will ask about the shots. Do you think they will do it even if I don't have pain in daily activity other than in the gym?
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Learn1st,
I wouldn't believe them to help out in a situation where daily life isn't causing pain... But I'm sure if you word things right if wouldn't be a problem(like not telling them your lifting ATM)at least not heavily imo... just my .02
I've had over 10+ surgeries and have overcome death 2x and am now the biggest and best shape I've been in... I'm in chronic pain daily(need a total reverse joint replacement) broke all my L ribs, R scapula, shattered L heal, and a splenectomy as well as a tracheotomy, 2 chest tubes(both lungs collapsing), my RCs are torn in both shoulders and I have terrible ROM in my R arm... Also, my Father has had 5 back operations(one going thru his stomach to get to the back) he also just broke his neck(C1-7 is completely fused w/4 rods supporting his neck), every back surgery he had made it continually worse, he's now had 17 + discs either removed, or U-boltedin position... Yes they've made tremendous strides in back operations - but not enough for me to ever get one - all I ever saw was pain and more pain than before... Very few successful major surgeries you hear about!
Moral of story - you can do anything you put your mind to... I refuse to let those injuries define me but me re-defining myself! It's been a long road back and I'm grateful for everything I have and been able to accomplish thus far(but you know how we are, we want more... And so do I! - and I'm sure so do you! )
Best of luck and remember you can anything you set your mind on achieving!
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02-15-2016, 05:13 PM #15
Welcome to the forum. Back injuries are so frustrating. Like Nach3 said, you will find a way to move forward. I hope it is with the least pain possible.
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02-15-2016, 08:44 PM #16Junior Member
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welcome lady
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02-15-2016, 11:58 PM #17Originally Posted by Learn1st
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