[Willie]

Recap: I herniated a disc over a year ago. I've rehabbed, had lots of steroids, and am feeling *pretty good*. The doctor has said I may continue rowing as much as I want. The only things I cannot do are over head pressing, conventional deadlifts, and heavy squatting.

This morning, on the water, I was in the pair with someone other than my usual partner, so the boat was not particularly set. We were doing racing pieces and my boat was moving well, for the most part (pairs are the hardest boat to row well). My partner called one last move, and we went... and I heard a "pop!" and my whole right leg went numb / tingly, just for a few seconds. the noise was pretty loud. I completely freaked out, stopped, and held myself together till we could get back on the dock. I knew that as soon as I stood up, I'd know if I was hurt. My measures of "hurt" are: standing (which caused immediate pain), lying on my back and putting my right leg up (heel to the ceiling), which I couldn't do when things were bad, and the McKenzie press-ups, which I also could not do when things were bad. Once I got back to the boathouse and could stretch, I found that all of these "measures" were fine. I felt no additional pain.

Showered, dressed, thought about taking some Ibuprofen but forgot in the morning rush of getting my classroom ready. And now, I feel just fine. I have no idea what that was, but I wonder if it wasn't some sort of scar tissue breaking up? I mean, I know that a lot of scar tissue has formed around my disc and sciatic nerve, and I know that I have some nerve damage, but I have no clue what happened this morning. Thoughts?