Well I saw the consultant this morning and got the MRI scans back.
Not good, S1/L5 degeneration in the disk (dehydration), that has caused the L5 vertebrae to become misaligned. Added to that due to the degeneration it has split and have a bulge on to a nerve. The good news is that it is slowing healing and will eventually correct itself. Until then some pain and discomfort.
At least I know what is causing it all, and what to do to minimise that problem.
Does any one know someone who can scan MRI/X-ray negatives? Would like to get the film things digitised.
3 prolapsed discs to date - going to see the specialist again on thursday and then an all body MRI as the back pain may have been the result of my off in 1992 (Broken right tibia) since then I have favoured the other leg (so they say) which has misaligned the knee, up to the hip and ultimately terminated in my back.
They say prolapsed discs never heal 100% - all you can do is stop going round like youre 21 and do regular excercises!
I never hurt my back, though I did land on one shoulder, when some dimwit made a left while in the rightmost lane. It healed just fine but it left a bone spur, and that causes problems for me to this day. Bone spurs, Arthritis, bad backs, and such are the price you pay down the road for riding now. Its why I ride a “standard” instead of a sport bike. Too much load on the arms is painful. The years are catching up with me.
