Susan:
I am the Executive Director of a Substance Disorder treatment program ( www.harborhall.com). I have residential treatment, two outpatient clinics, medical professionals recovery program, sobriety and drug courts, sober living facilities, detoxification center, prevention services, etc. I had my surgery November 4th, 2006 and was back to work full-time January 4th 2007 so two months with 4 level ADR. I went back to driving as soon as I got home from Germany on November 18th. I went home to Minneapolis for a 10 hour drive in December a little over 1 month after surgery and drove all over Minneapolis and then drove back home after being gone for two weeks on Christmas Holiday. I started bicycling in April and rode over 2,000 miles while healing from the surgery and have not looked back. I was in good shape prior to the surgery and had rode over 1,800 miles right before the surgery. So you sound similar and probably will find that you are capable of a lot. If you want to discuss this further I will give you my phone number.
Terry Newton
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1980 ruptured L4-L5
1988 ruptured SI-L5
1990 ruptured C5-C6
1994 ruptured C6-C7
1995 Hemi-Laminectomy C5-C6, C6-C7 Mayo Clinic
Bicycle Accident 2004
MRI, EMG, Facet Injections, Epidural Blocks, Lumbar Discogram.
Stenum Hospital Surgery November 4, 2006
Prestige Disc C5-C6, C6-C7
Maverick Disc S1-L5, L4-L5
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