Originally Posted by iaflyer

I've got sciatic nerve issues and going to have it fixed next week, I hope. My back has been causing a royal pain in the you know what as I make my way through stages of possible fixes.

Funny thing is that when I talk to pilots about back problems, a lot more of them say they have had problems than I thought. And a doctor at the hospital said she could start a practice just specializing in back problems for Northwest, now Delta pilots. (This is in the DTW area).

Originally Posted by Timbo

I had a Laminectomy for a ruptured L1-S5 disc about 8 years ago, but my back still hurts when I sit too long. After the surgery my surgeon says, "Well, don't sit too long or bend over at the waist and lift and twist." I said, "You just described my job."


He said, "Yeah, we get a lot of Pilots...and truck drivers."

I have noticed it hurts less, now that we've stopped dragging our flight kits around.