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you have my full sympathy.

I have back issues too. My periods of non-riding have been winter (but I'm an all year rider) so in some ways it's not so bad. I haven't had a full blown op - though wish I had some days - but had a steroid injection at the start of January. That for me was a miracle. 8 day later I was riding again. Now I take it steady, wear a back support when riding and don't do too far without taking a break and stretching.

As the others have said, take as long as the docs say, don't rush. Your bike will wait, you only have one back.