Doctors orders as of 29 November 2006

For the next 2 or 3 weeks, I will get to wean myself off the brace. I need to gradually gain strength back in my back. So when I'm indoors, I'll probably go without my backbrace. When I'm out and about, I'll probably put it on. As it gets stronger, I will be able to go for longer periods without it. Six weeks from now I will be re-evaluated, and hopefully I will get to start physical therapy then.

Until I get some strength and a little bit of mobility back in my back, I won't be able to do much physical therapy. I will still make a full recovery in 3 to 6 months. =) So in the next few weeks, I will be able to drive for
myself again, lift some things (not too heavy, only with thd start
walking without the brace.

**It's been 3 weeks, and it's good to get some mobility back. I can do most things now except the lifting of heavy objects. I can't run or snowboard or jog or throw overhead passes in basketball, but I can do most things. Next doctor's appointment is 10 January 2007. Hopefully everything will look good, and I can start physical therapy then. I'll also be starting some pilates in order to get some core strength so that I don't have to rely on my back so much.

Here are the xrays of my back:

This is the back side of me. Two rods on either side of the vertabrae with screws in it to keep it in place.

This is the side view of me. The bone that doesn't have any screws in it is the one I broke.