Written by DR. GEORGE TOULIATOS, MD
13 April 2021

 my road to the surgery

 

 

This Week: My Road to the Surgery. Also, Dr. T gives a heartfelt farewell to his 108-year-old Grandmother who recently passed. As Ron says in the video, "Imagine the history she lived through!" Plus, we answer more viewer questions. Was your question asked?
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George Touliatos: My Road to Surgery

 

  1. 330x3 
  2. 375x1

 

            In the second rep I heard a pop, and then continued to exercise.  It was kind of numb and because of warmth, I was not so much in pain. The next day woke up with worst pain ever. Couldn’t walk 10 feet and stand in the bathroom. Took a massive dose of codeine and NSAID to mask the pain. MRI showed L5 herniated disc and ruptured. Also one bulging L1 and another hernia in L4 disc. I consulted two neurosurgeons who said it would heal in the long term. Also, two orthopedic surgeons said the same thing. However, a professor of orthopaedics was positive for surgery, because fragments of the broken disc were found in hypuridic space. Eventually, in the long term, this would give me slight paralysis. Just before surgery, I had pain in the head of the fibula (sciatica deviation) and 20% weakness in leg abduction. Finally I was operated on today for one hour. They decompressed the space, and the edema is gone. 

Squats

330/150x3

375/170x1
Deadlifts

375/170x6
T-Bar

240/110x8
Bent-Over Rows

240/110x8 
Dumbbell Rows

50/110x12

 

            At 47 years old with already developed two bulging discs over 30 years of training, getting operated on eventually was inevitable. Hopefully no broken vertebrae, nor dislocated vertebrae (spondylolisthesis). Nevertheless, temporary scoliosis occurred right after the incident, as a result of the muscular strain and pain. Adjusting the back workout is obligatory. Also, seated presses are of greater risk for loading the lumbar vertebrae with weight. The standing position spreads the weight throughout the lower limbs. Training old school with free weights is always fascinating, and the real deal of strength training – the best way to build a solid Herculean physique. However, the consequences in the skeletal system are enormous. After five months of heavy-duty workouts with dumbbells and barbells, while setting personal bests in certain exercises, I’m definitely missing machines and cables. Safety and isolation movements are a must. We have to adapt, otherwise we will be extinct, as advanced by the theory of evolution by Charles Darwin.

 

                George Touliatos, MD is an author, lecturer, champion competitive bodybuilder and expert in medical prevention regarding PED use in sports. Dr. Touliatos specializes in medical biopathology and is the medical associate of Orthobiotiki.gr and Medihall.gr, Age Management and Preventive Clinics in Athens, Greece. He is the author of four Greek books on bodybuilding, has extensively developed articles for www.anabolic.org and is the medical associate for the book Anabolics, 11th Edition (2017). Dr. Touliatos has been a columnist for the Greek editions of MuscleMag and Muscular Development magazines, and has participated in several seminars across Greece and Cyprus, making numerous TV and radio appearances, doing interviews in print and online. His personal website is https://gtoul.com/

 

 

 

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