I must have had a fair day because I drove down to the beach before sunset. It's been so long since I entered the water. I was figuring on a frigid experience and wore my wetsuit, which is just 2 mm.
I wore the wetsuit hat which makes a big difference against cold. The tide was low, water 60 degrees, but it felt okay. All I could do was gently kick a bit with fins close to shore in the 1-2 foot waves. Only a few surfers.
This harbor beach was the place where I started my neck rehab after the first neck fusion in 2009. This day was only a 15-minute soak.
The easy kicking was too much for the low back but my neck was okay. I'm writing this December 9th.
My neck fusion this time, C-3 to C-4, now is connected to the existing C-5, C-6, to C-7. I've been doing the neck physical therapy but it has hurt me more. I finally figured that with my decreased ability to rotate the head, I should only do a minimal effort on my neck isometrics. This has improved the neck muscle pain and headaches from it a great deal.
So, there is neck progress possible after fusion of C-3 through C-7. The low back is continuously killing me with pain and spasms. I am so sick of flexeril, but it works. Side effects are undesirable.
I'll post a couple of photos. In one photo, the burned down pier building is visible in the distance--the end of the pier. The city will rebuild it.
