Glad you are feeling better and able to ride.
I want to pass on something to you fellow rides that fixed my pain back hip and neck Pain.
I love to ride bikes, and have several of them, see below for my current bike.
I too was In your same category and considering surgery, I was close to just doing it, when i went for a second and third opinion.
When I came across someone that had the same Back and Hip problems I had sciatica, neck and nerve problems, hips cramping up bad.
I went to a New doctor that was recommended to me, the new doctor changed my life, No more pain zero pain now for last 5+ years, no back Pain at all.
New Doctor said he had seen this very often, and started me on a Liquid Vitamin D3 he said everyone is deficient, but doesn't know it.
I had pain for more than 20 years, It would put me down for a week at a time.
I thought it was just that I was getting old and had to either live with pain or Surgery.
Surgery was Last On my List.
So I bought some Liquid Vitamin D3 it had a dropper in the lid, Doc said for me to take 10,000 IU to start per day, EVERY Day.
So that is what I did.
Doc. said it will heal my body naturally, but give it as least 3-4 weeks to work.
I was very skeptical, I had pain for so long, My back would go out when a could weather front would come through, it was terrible.
So I stared taking the D3, 10,000 Units a day.
End of:
1st week, I stopped taking 2 pain pills a day, and was down to 1 per day.
2nd week stopped taking the second pain pill.
3rd week most pain, if not all was gone, I was so shocked and felt stupid for not finding this years sooner.
4th week, I could not believe my range of movement.
5th week I new this was the cure that I wanted, I had no pain at all, that I had had before.
Last year me and My wife moved to a new house, we moved our selves, There is no way I would have tried that before, I would have been in bed for a week, or more.
Since finding this cure and fixing my self and my wife, from pain , I want to pass it on to others as it worked for us.
Vitamin D3 is cheap, for how amazing it works.