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Physical Activity with Lumbar Fusion L4-L5-S1

Hello, I am new to the Webmd Community. In short I had a lumber fusion L4-L5-S1 in...

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Hi Shewolf, I hope everything gets better for you. Dont feel alone when it comes to...

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Shewolf16, Sorry about the very late response. Ive been off the net for quite some time...

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Shewolf16,
Sorry about the very late response. Ive been off the net for quite some time now. I hope you never have to put down your badge! I had to. I just cant move like i use to, nor can I go a day without some type of pain management. It seems like it was yesterday I was patrolling our small town visiting with all the good folks here. I miss it everyday! My kids miss it too. Ive been lost ever since. I wanted to be an officer since i was in grade school. I was very passionate about it. I also signed onto our local fire dept, EMT, SWAT, Hazmat, and even played Mr. Mcgruff along the way.
I will miss it dearly.
Just before my certification was about to lapse for good, POST required employment and a physical fitness test. There was an opening at a local college, so I tried my hardest to prepare myself for the physical fitness test.
That night I dusted off my running shoes. As you know we must also pass the pushups situps, running, and flex test. I first tried a situp. I completed 2 situps before my back felt like it was on fire. I brushed that off and thought I'd come back to that later.
That night I started walking down my street and decided to break into a fast walk followed by a moderate run. At that time I felt the fire on my left leg. Being the "little engine that could" I kept going. I even started to run faster. I was going to get through this no matter how bad it hurt. About 30 yards later I was starring up at the stars

. My left leg had enough. I couldn't feel my foot and the pain levels tripled. I knew at that time it was over for me.
I wished I had one of those success stories of someone overcoming all odds and making it. However I laid there in the middle of the road and cried. My law enforcement career was over.
I'm still trying to get over it. I have a million reasons to help mask that disappointment i.e. family, friends, kids, but it seems part of me went away since that time. I'm still looking for something that makes me feel as accomplished as I felt when I geared up a nice pressed uniform and set out into the unknown.
I wish you the best and I hope you are still out there protecting us.
My best,
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John, I had to drop PT, it was simply to painful for me to continue. I try and walk as...

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Thanks bj1208 for the information. I recently had a nerve study done (Which i really...

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Hi, I wish there was some advice I could personally give you to assist you with your...

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Thanks everyone for your posts. I wish I was a case of "fly-by-night. The truth is I have...

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