Last Saturday I hopped back on board after two years of not being able to skate. For most of that time, it was due to me being immobile due to a back injury, then the rest of the time was spent recouping from spinal fusion surgery and two rods being implanted. Being crushing it at physical therapy, but after this past Sat, I definitely know that PT doesn't speak to many of the muscles we use when we roll.
Short story to ad to my stoke (this is some cosmic level shit):
I had been planning on skating for about a week in advance, setup a crispy complete (except for old trucks, obv), and on the morning I was gonna roll, I went to WalMart to pick up some new ankle braces... saw one of my best friends there, and he told me he was about to have a jam at his house along with a whole crew here in my city that me and my best friend raised since they were groms.
We skated a mini that my pal had gotten the day before, for free, from a contest promotor that just didn't need the ramp... I normally hate pre fabs, but OC Ramps makes a pretty good mini.
My legs are wobble and not quite as controllable as they need to be yet, but I did land my go-to trick after the session by my house:
Off for 2 years, got it on the third try!