ronders_Holy fuck man how many inches did you lose off your original height? How'd you get fucked up that bad and manage to keep functioning enough to get injured again multiple times?
No disrespect intended I've just never seen something like this especially on a person who's still up and walking. I wish you all the best.
I was close to 6" in my late teens. I shrank to 5'10" in my early twenties from spinal compression and advancement of my scoliosis (see front X-rays - largely from injuries, including the afore-mentioned back injuries and multiple ligament tears in my knee). I then shrank to 5'8" after having my two kids (which was pretty miraculous considering multiple doctors told me I'd never walk again if I ever gave birth) from advancement of my hyperlordosis (see profile X-rays) which was again a longer-term impact of injuries. I've been seeing a Rolfer for six months, and have since regained some height (I'm back to 5'9") from seeing her and weight lifting.
I really don't know how I was able to keep functioning after so many severe injuries, except that I finally made the extremely difficult decision to quit certain sports and activities in order to preserve quality of life. I was fortunate that my spinal injuries only ever resulted in temporary paralysis, at worst. Throughout my youth, I lived off of adrenaline and acted like I was invincible.
I don't necessarily regret the choices I made, but they sure have created some expensive, significant physical (and mental) challenges throughout my adult life. There were times when my kids were younger when I would have a back spasm if I would bend over to pick one of them up, which would cause me to fall over. I literally cannot jump on a trampoline anymore. My life is incredible and enjoyable, but I have limitations that are inconvenient and not fun. Thanks for the well wishes; I just hope that more people (like the OP) will listen to their bodies and allow themselves to properly heal so that they don't have to experience some of the shit I've endured.
