I had L5-S1 spinal fusion last June at age 30. I went from an EXTREMELY active 140 pounds to barely (<5 minutes) being able to walk right up until I went in for surgery. I gained about 15-20 pounds in the roughly 18 months prior to surgery due to slowly losing my ability to work out. After surgery, I gained about 25 pounds…
Back story: I have had a back injury at my L5-S1 vertebrae for quite some time (pain for past 11 years) which has gotten progressively worse as time went on. I was in excellent shape (the best shape of my life 2 years ago) but had to back off the time and intensity about 1 1/2 years ago due to increased pain and time…