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[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Emma, I think disc degeneration is unfortunately very common as you get older. Some probably have it without symptoms, whereas the less fortunate experience niggly backache and possible nerve damage due to the protruding discs.

The main things which seem to be of benefit is keeping your weight down and maintaining a strong core. Easier said than done when you are going through spells of backache. All a bit catch 22.

I'm not that old though! 41 still, and my weight is in the normal range for my height, or at least what my height was before this started. I know I am at the top end of the bmi scale but I have a high bone density (known via a bone scan) and am a skinny bugger as it is. Getting down to say 60kg leaves me as a size 4 or lower on my list half and UK 10 top half simply because of my more than ample top! It will be hard to keep my weight down any further! I just hope no more decide to rupture our of the blue, this one seems to have done a really good job!

 

[puffinbilly]

Don't suppose you could share a few of the exercises the physio gave you? I have also been left with a lasting niggle and what I presume is nerve damage/trapment with the numbness in sections of the leg and foot. I had a couple of physio sessions but didn't really rate the guy and never found it much good but I should really persevere and see if I can improve mine a bit too.

Not a problem Mo - I have a booklet somewhere I will seach it out and scan it for you - would be too complicated for me to detail the exercises. Here's a link to the NHS exercises for sciatica - however most of them were too much at the start of my physio and it was only the first three that I could do..... eventually. At first because I had very little movement in my back it was a case of pressing the small of your back into the floor and others that the booklet will detail.
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Backpain/Pages/sciatica-exercises.aspx

 

[morrisman]

After reading the last few pages I have come to realise how uncomplicated and easy my life is. I feel humbled by some of the stories I have read. All I can do is wish you all better health and better times to come.

 

[Stonechat]

@SatNavSaysStraightOn & @Mo1959 time is relative, when your one a year is your whole life, when your two its half, so goes twice as quick, ect........ it is only a perceptual things though. I haven't worked since 2007, and survived on benefits since then (now you know why I ride a Viking). Not sure what I could do or how I would cope in a work place situation.

YEs it is interesting the perception of how quickly time appears to pass can vary

As I am now 63, and taken rearly retirement, each year is only a 63 of my life
It does seem harder to fit so many things in any one day - it could be just a retirement thing

It is a cliche or truism, depending on one's point of view that time seems to pass more quickly when you get older.

Time does not seem to have passed quickly since we were flooded out of our house in February. I know that I have not used the time as profitably as I could, but it is hard in this situatin and Mrs S finds it especially hard (which I Have to deal with too)
Moving back tomorrow is going to lead to a period of chaos until the New Year

Cycling has helped keep me going though, and the improvements I have made I do not want to loose, so need to keep cycling

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Stonechat the odd periods are ok so long as not to long between periods or riding.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

For what its worth last months stats.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

YEs it is interesting the perception of how quickly time appears to pass can vary

As I am now 63, and taken rearly retirement, each year is only a 63 of my life
It does seem harder to fit so many things in any one day - it could be just a retirement thing

It is a cliche or truism, depending on one's point of view that time seems to pass more quickly when you get older.

Time does not seem to have passed quickly since we were flooded out of our house in February. I know that I have not used the time as profitably as I could, but it is hard in this situatin and Mrs S finds it especially hard (which I Have to deal with too)
Moving back tomorrow is going to lead to a period of chaos until the New Year

Cycling has helped keep me going though, and the improvements I have made I do not want to loose, so need to keep cycling

I retired when I was 48 and Mrs SD at the same time when she was 41 - after a year we got bored stiff. Maybe we 'went' too young.

I now have a small business that I expend a whopping 15-20 hours a week on and Mrs SD has a part-time and vastly less stressful job too.

Couldn't be happier tbh - I don't ever want to retire fully even though (not being crass) money is no longer an issue for us. I like the social interaction and the sense of purpose work gives me.

Yes - time does seem to rattle by faster as you get older - sadly!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Brave man - I avoid Sharp Edge if there's any dampness around now - comes of having a bad experience where someone got cragfast on 'the step' and it lead to all sorts of problems.

It's an odd thing that little 'bad' section - there have been a fair few incidents there (some fatal) with people slithering off down the gully below and I can see why when wet or icy but the easier option is to bypass it on the left which 'looks' harder but actually isn't.

It's an easy and good fun route but way too short!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Forgot to say - fitted my new 12-30 cassette and new chain today.

All went well - although the chain shortening process was for some strange reason nerve-wracking. At the end of the day if I had cut too short it would have just been £23 down the tube - not exactly life threatening but....I measured, remeasured, repeated this several times and then did some more dithering for good measure.

In the end I just though 'sod it' and did the deed.

Got it right too.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@SpokeyDokey for future reference put the chain around the big front and rear without going through the RD and give two extra links, check and if the the chain fouls the RD on smallxsmall going through the RD take out another, it should then be right.

 

[worldie]

Should have done a video of my ride today - 1 ride 2 punctures !!!!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Should have done a video of my ride today - 1 ride 2 punctures !!!!

answer Gatorkins

 

[Supersuperleeds]

answer Marathon Plus

 

[Nigelnaturist]

 

[Mo1959]

I think I might try and have a long lie tomorrow. Roads are currently wet with the prospect of temperatures dropping overnight so I expect the chance of ice tomorrow. Probably just walk the dog first to suss out the condition of the roads and maybe just have a short ride later in the morning if it's decent. Not in the mood for big miles at this time of the year anyway.