Herniated Discs and Starting Strength
Hi Coach,
First, thanks for all the great information and advice, own all your books and the DVD. If you publish ebook formats, I'll buy them again, that is how valuable the content is.
Now I search and read the forum, to avoid repeating a question you have answer, and that brought me at the doors of a chiropractor, but now that I have a clear idea of what happened, I would appreciate your opinion.
Ill try to be brief but detailed, thanks for the time; anyway, hurt my back on deadlift, two years ago due to bad form; did not go to chiropractor (did not know better, also no MRI was taken - long story, but I have screws in my body) the pain management doc injected epidural in my lower back in two separate sessions and that let me work again, which in effect strengthen my lumbar again. I became stronger than before following SS.
Two years later...
Now with correct form, but an incorrect jump in weight, I know foolish of me (scheduled to 1x5 deadlift at 360 lbs but left my notes, so I went with 370 instead). Thus, i reinjured while deadlifting, a worst injury this time around. We did an MRI this time, since I needed to know the cause of the problem...they found:
"Moderate-large central/left central disk protrusion at L4-L5 contacts and displaces the left descending L5 nerve root, and causes mild-moderate spinal canal stenosis and mild left foraminal stenosis.
Small-moderate central disk protrusion at L5-S1 without nerve root contact, central or foraminal stenosis."
The pain management MD gave me a new epidural, was looking to avoid this, but after two months at the chiropractor, progress stagnated. Now the pain management doctor wants me to stop lifting period, forever. While the chiropractor first wanted me to never squat/deadlift again and after I balked asked me to do no more than let's say 75% of my 5MR.
So my questions are the following, training wise, can i start SS again? Should I add modifications to it? And lastly should I see a Neurologist that may want to do surgery? Lastly do you figure Anabolic Steroids, if I can continue training, can help my back heal more efficiently, so as to better avoid this occurring again (maybe the doctor can prescribed them, not sure)?
Thank you and excuse the length.
~ Cambero