Back among the walking
Apr. 20th, 2005 03:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cabensonWow! I never took a moment to think how difficult a handicapped person's life could be until I found myself unable to stand, let alone walk. To still be unable to take a shower by myself might be considered a hardship, but the fact that I can actually crawl into the shower is a godsend...especially to my wife.
I still cannot sit for more than a few minutes, but the PT is helping. I have been through so many PT session in the last 4 years, but none have made me cry out in pain like my current ones. And that my friends, is a good thing. Really!
Prognosis, well we'll know more after the MRI. It appears that scar tissue from my previous surgery has adhered to the nerve root and is making it almost impossible to walk, sit, stand without feeling like my leg will cramp up or my bones will break from the strain. PT is actually trying to "stretch" my nerve, if you can imagine, and it is slowly showing some good affect. After the MRI, I'll meet with the neurosurgeon and see what we can do to avoid another operation.
I have so much to catch up on, but my time here is still limited. Thank you all for your thoughts and well wishes.
I still cannot sit for more than a few minutes, but the PT is helping. I have been through so many PT session in the last 4 years, but none have made me cry out in pain like my current ones. And that my friends, is a good thing. Really!
Prognosis, well we'll know more after the MRI. It appears that scar tissue from my previous surgery has adhered to the nerve root and is making it almost impossible to walk, sit, stand without feeling like my leg will cramp up or my bones will break from the strain. PT is actually trying to "stretch" my nerve, if you can imagine, and it is slowly showing some good affect. After the MRI, I'll meet with the neurosurgeon and see what we can do to avoid another operation.
I have so much to catch up on, but my time here is still limited. Thank you all for your thoughts and well wishes.
