surfgirl,
I surf, have done for over 15 years and sailboarded for 10 years before that. But my problems are cervical so haven't got much to offer on lumbar issues. I've met a few different people that have had different lumbar surgeries (though noone that had ADR) - and their results were a mixed bag - some did very well and moved on, others had ongoing problems for many years.
I haven't had surgery for my neck problems but they're not going away either. I'm still surfing but am quite nervous about the risks and also worried its doing ongoing damage.
cheers,
Rob
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1997 - snowboarding fall, subluxation of c3/c4/c5 and ongoing neck pain but manageable without surgery
2004 - surfing accident - transient (temporary) quadriplegia for 15 seconds while underwater - quickly recovered full func
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