feywon
Well-known Member
- Location
- Rural North Central NM
May not be of interest or use to anyone else but i'm still trying to process the last 6 weeks. The first week was blurred by pain, the next week by strong painkillers. The rest have been physically, mentally and emotionally challenging.
I was discharged from rehab on the 31st of March. So glad to be home. Still have a long way to go and realize there are some things i will never be able to as i did in the past, but am cautiously exploring what i can do and for how long i can sustain various activities without overdoing. Both walking around and sitting in one position for too long bring their own discomforts.
Since i got home on Tuesday at mid-day my daughter now has less worries about my being alone while she's at work. She's seen that i am listening to my body tho still aiming to recover further. I do some of the PT exercises i learned in rehab each day, both leg and arm ones. The arm strength i'd built up from years of splitting firewood had been a big help and i'm going to maintain it as long as possible.
36 days ago i went into hospital fearing i might lose all mobility below waist and/or worse, have to be on heavy pain killers rest of my life. Surgery on 3/6 removed the worst pain and hope fueled determination. (Now have an approximately 7-8 in titanium screw across sacral region of spine.) By the time left hospital i was walking with a walker and not experiencing any real pain just discomfort and tiredness.
By the time i left rehab i hadn't taken so much as an OTC painkiller in over a week and could walk several yards without a walker or cane. Preferring to err on the side of caution i accepted the offered walker for home use. But turns out they ordered me a 'rollator', not simple walker. If you search that word you can get images, the seat feature will allow me to move things that might be a little too heavy or awkward to carry. Hasn't arrived yet but should soon. (My insurance covered all but $8.87 of the cost).
And now i need to get up for a bit.
I was discharged from rehab on the 31st of March. So glad to be home. Still have a long way to go and realize there are some things i will never be able to as i did in the past, but am cautiously exploring what i can do and for how long i can sustain various activities without overdoing. Both walking around and sitting in one position for too long bring their own discomforts.
Since i got home on Tuesday at mid-day my daughter now has less worries about my being alone while she's at work. She's seen that i am listening to my body tho still aiming to recover further. I do some of the PT exercises i learned in rehab each day, both leg and arm ones. The arm strength i'd built up from years of splitting firewood had been a big help and i'm going to maintain it as long as possible.
36 days ago i went into hospital fearing i might lose all mobility below waist and/or worse, have to be on heavy pain killers rest of my life. Surgery on 3/6 removed the worst pain and hope fueled determination. (Now have an approximately 7-8 in titanium screw across sacral region of spine.) By the time left hospital i was walking with a walker and not experiencing any real pain just discomfort and tiredness.
By the time i left rehab i hadn't taken so much as an OTC painkiller in over a week and could walk several yards without a walker or cane. Preferring to err on the side of caution i accepted the offered walker for home use. But turns out they ordered me a 'rollator', not simple walker. If you search that word you can get images, the seat feature will allow me to move things that might be a little too heavy or awkward to carry. Hasn't arrived yet but should soon. (My insurance covered all but $8.87 of the cost).
And now i need to get up for a bit.
