first cycle wondering if having a bulged disc will effect it?

[themoreyouknow]

ya iv never expienced having to take a lot of time off like this then regaining so i may be surprised and decided not to even cycle in the first place like i said thiss is all subject to change just something that has crossed my mind

but damn you really deal with pain 24/7 still? mines not a real bad bulge and im still reasonably young so it should have a better chance and healing but basically what my doctor and physical therapist said is that once you let it heal you can probably go back to everything you used to but that squats and deads like realistically its not just because ppl like us have bulged discs that were more prone to re injury but the fact that unless you have incredible genetics to be able to squat and dead lift all your life chances are at some point your going to bulge a disc from those movements so ya im planning to stay away from them and i think ill be alright but again time will tell the only thing im really worred about is movements like carrying heavy dumbbells to get into position for different lifts and stuff but my physical therapist made me feel very confident that ill be able to just fine

hows yours been as far as living with it? im surprised your in 24/7 pain still but i can related cuz when i first bulged it i was stubborn and only took a week break before going back to lifting and basically everything was fine until i tried to do stiff leg dead lifts and i slowly just got worse until i realized it was the deads but by then i got to the point where i have to be taking 3 months off so i mean i guess we all make mistakes but i would have been having to take off about this much time to really let it heal either way

i would take as much time off as you see fit, until you're feeling significantly better.
and yeah, it blows having the pain 24/7. Never goes away and only gets worse some days after certain lifts. I have had an epidural where the injected corticoid steroids right into my spinal cavity and that didnt help..ive been to physical therapy and a chiro..nothing works. so, i have no other choice but to deal with it. And im sure as hell not going to give up lifting lol

[bbh90]

i would take as much time off as you see fit, until you're feeling significantly better.
and yeah, it blows having the pain 24/7. Never goes away and only gets worse some days after certain lifts. I have had an epidural where the injected corticoid steroids right into my spinal cavity and that didnt help..ive been to physical therapy and a chiro..nothing works. so, i have no other choice but to deal with it. And im sure as hell not going to give up lifting lol

damn im sorry to hear that man i mine is not too bad like i only stopped lifting a few days ago and im already feeling a decent amount of relief im expecting after a week or two i wont have any pain but i am going to have to lay off it still just to let it fully heal i cant believe the cortisone shot didnt help though iv never had one my self but my dad did and it helped him a lot he has 5 bulged discs though and one completely disintegrated one

although my symptoms may be different from yours because i dont actually have pain in my back i just get sciatica which is why even when the pain is gone i have to keep off it to try and let the disc go back in some or fully im sure youv looked into this but im getting an inversion table to help i hear that people get a lot of relief with them

but ya man it would be worse terrible to have to give up lifting good luck man hope you can find a way to relieve some of the pain

[gunnery]

well......... heres my 2 cents. i have always lifted since i was a kid ,sat next to arnold and franco columbu on a plane flight when i was a kid , had both their workout books! damn near pissed myself...anyway...anyway i continued to lift until i left football for girls ... then went into construction and played superman for years (20) until i destroyed my back completely. but 6 yrs. ago i lifted HARD with a marine buddy for a couple yrs and it made my back strong enough to make me feel good and work my way up to decent weight on most movements, 295 bench x2 and 250 x2 sq. full ...afraid to push it too far still had a lot of pain!!! but deads and cleans were and probably are out of the question! last march (2010) i had surgery on my lumbars 2 ruptured discs repaired bone spur under the nerve root removed still have numb foot and part leg, mostly just when i irritate it , and some bone grinding to put thing in place! ... still have 3bulging discs ,went back to work sept after almost 6mos. lot of pt. and stupid bull headedness ive gotten close to where i was lifting since maybe august and feel strong again ( deads and cleans are still out as are rows and boflys) but i guess my point is there are so many alternatives there is usually a way to get around the pain and get the job done but squats are essential!!! ive worked my way up to 185 and dont remember those muscles but they are adapting! ive started my first cycle sus 250 /500mg/wk on wk 2 and im strong enough to injure my bicep (guess i may have to cool it a little) and getting stronger everywhere and look like it ...cool .damn now im good lookin and pumped! jk good luck with your back brother!