Had my followup appointment on 4/6 and got to see xrays of all the hardware in my back, pretty cool. Was told I was walking TOO MUCH and should back down a bit, so I'm now only going twice a day for about 1.5mi each. I'm cleared to drive short distances and I can start riding the bike at the health club in about 2 weeks. No more bandages on my incision, and no more AE socks. Next appointment in 4 weeks.

Only "setback" at the moment is that my right leg is sore overnight. By morning, it feels like nerve soreness down the S1 nerve (the one that was affected). Doctor said that this is not uncommon and should ease up over time as everything heals. Good news is that once I get up and start moving around, the soreness subsides, and the better news is that there is no pain when walking. So I'll take a little soreness over pain any day.

Looks like 3 months is the target point when I'll be able to ditch the brace and start physical therapy, we'll see how it goes.

For now, I'm still pleased with my outcome and my healing progression