I thought I was scheduled for April 9 but I had the epidural injection last Friday April 2. I can feel a difference already, although I'm still on pain meds. Before the injection the pain meds didn't cover the pain in my legs. Now they do. So progress, progress. I slept A LOT since Friday and Jerry said it was probably because my anxiety was gone now. I have to watch out for patience, high expectations and expecting too much too soon (as usual). Now I feel like I have gone over another hurdle
Hi All: We aren't called survivors just for fun. The last blog about our Z3 car accident was lite-weight compared to my recent troubles. The hope-no-hope has been the merry-go-round I have been on lately. I recently had a MRI due to increasing pain in my legs much more severe than neuropathy. The MRI showed spinal stenosis which I knew absolutely nothing about. The short definition is there is a canal which houses the nerves which runs down your spinal cord. The canal splits in two at the
In my last blog I left off talking about going to my first appt. with my new neuropsychologist, Dr. Marion Seltz. :blah_blah: She is fantastic and better yet wants me as a client too YIPEE! What a difference talking to a therapist who knows neurology. She says she wants to see me 1x/week for 6 months unless one of us is sick or away from home. That
I forgot to include these pictures in my last blog (already overwhelmed). The biggest gift to all of us is baby Peter who was only 3 weeks old on Christmas. We went out of dinner Christmas Eve and nobody even knew he was there; he was so quiet. I guess he is saving noise for his 2nd year birthday!! Leah
First off I want to thank Asha, Maria, Bonnie, Sarah and all others who found a way to fool the system and let us post blogs. I had tried twice yesterday before I found the secret so here goes!
First of all, I
Thanks friends for all your comments. First of all I am VERY grateful to have the use of both hands and all fingers. When I came out of my coma I couldn't lift my hands. Things gradually got better and I had a lot of occupational therapy and played with putty a lot. I hadn't knit in years so taught myself all over again. (PS: you can do it Vi)
The knitting has been therapy for me both physically and emotionally. My ribs are better and I'm hoping to start exercise later this week. I did 1
:Hi: As positive as I try to be, I have been somewhat depressed lately. The time these ribs are taking to heal has really gotten to me. On top of that, I
When I was in rehab for my stroke I was determined to give it my all to exercise in order to come back from the disabilities as much as possible. How did I know that over 3 years later I would develop other problems which have taken away from the time I devoted to exercise? I have had to add 2 doctors and a dentist to my schedule to deal with anxiety issues and TMJ (short definition is a jaw joint disorder which has caused me a lot of jaw pain, like a bad toothache which won
We leave bright and early tomorrow (Friday, Aug 21) for California. We fly into San Diego if we can manuver both the wheelchair and walker. It's a transport wheelchair and too small for me to carry the walker on my lap. But tonight Jerry rigged it to fit on the handlebars of the wheelchair so he can push me. That took some thinking (LOL) When there is a will there is a way and I'm glad Jerry helped with this "small" dilemma. We'll be renting a car, spending a night in a motel about 45 min no. t
I don't have time to blog or blwag :yadayada: 'cause the car is packed. One week of complete R&R which I need after an icky week. Reaction to muscle relaxer - drowsy, out of balance, week, slurred speaking...took me 5 days to recoup and I still am not as strong. But things are looking up and up and up. Like Jan says...SOAR. So off we go to Rocky Pt, the serenity of the ocean and beach and lots of God moments. Only thing I'm missing is a laptop so I could read everyone's blogs and all th
Time for another update. I am finally healed from my injured rib (it took a month!) and will have my first work-out in a month with my trainer on Monday :Clap-Hands: . If all goes well, I will head for the pool class on Thursday but will probably not do much more than move around in the water a so as to not overdue. I feel I have taken a step backwards but like they say with horses, if you fall off, get back on. So that is what I intend to do. It would be easier to just say forget it and stay
Things have gone pretty well except for one big snafu. Wed. night I was watching TV and I heard a commotion and a crash on our screened porch (which adjoins our fam room with a solid door). So of course I had to see what it was or I should say which kitties created the noise and ensuing problem. I went out on the screen porch and one cat had chased another into a round table, tipped it over and took with it a vase and plant --KOBOOM .:yikes: In peeking over to see how much mess there was, I lo
I want to thank everyone who has given me support while Jerry is gone. Today is Day #3 and I am doing just fine. I went into chat on Fri. and then again today. I've also talked with some friends each day. Yesterday was busy...actually too busy. I had my hair done, had an hour workout with weights and machines and then a manicure. WHEW I was pooped when I got home but it made for a very good nap. Today I am still tired and feel a little disjointed. I ran a load of wash, tried to do a little on
This blog entry ended up being "too" long but I'm posting it anyway so bare with me. This last Monday, January 26, I had an appointment with a psychologist. From talking with her on the phone I thought she would be a
