I've been out walking about, an hour yesterday! I nearly made it a mile in that time frame which makes me slightly faster than a snail. Good news, my back is feeling great! My hip though, man oh man! I feel like I'm 144, oh my aching hip... Those darn loose tendons, a passed on family trait that I didn't even know was a potential problem. You're welcome current and future generations of me!
I am still using a cane to walk but the walker has been unused, I'm about ready to give it back to its rightful owner. Before you jump to conclusions, I did not mug a grandma and steal her walker. Mainly because I think a grandma could still take me down. It's my neighbor's on a legitimate loan...unless they notice it missing before I can get it back into their garage.
Amazingly I am down to one prescription pain pill and two nerve pain pills a day already. I was sure that the bone pain would be unbearable, but turns out not so much. My back hurts so little that I can focus on my hip, my stiff wrist, and the fact that my whole head is still bruised from whatever they did to me during surgery. I think they must have hit me in the head with bricks and staplers. I need to ask what was happening during my surgery, maybe the nurse saw a spider and tried to kill it with my skull. Oh, the mystery!
It's less than three weeks since surgery, and the improvement is amazing. Let's compare pre-surgery with post surgery.
Pre: I was on enough pain medication to choke a water buffalo. Post: almost off all medication
Pre: I was unable to walk correctly, stand upright or lay flat. Post: walking and standing fine and able to sleep in bed with residual surgical pain only.
Pre: Leg and foot numbness from nerve damage. Post: Same, but no worse.
All in all, pretty happy with things so far. Fingers crossed! Only another 5 months 1 week, give or take until I should have a fusion! I will be careful and follow doctors orders and hope for a good recovery!
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