Well that's me off my bike for a while

[coffeejo]

Delay on what?

Cutting up the bed sheets to drop out of the window a la Douglas Bader.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Delay on what?

.Private ambulance, I still can't sit up for more than a few minutes yet. The delay is now till 5pm, something to do with an emergency. Don't know the details but sent my Oh home. 2 1/2 has of him has exhausted me and I'm not feeling great... Need to close my eyes for a while. Speak later hopefully from home. Fingers crossed

 

[Ganymede]

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

The escape plan took somewhat longer than originally planned. I finally left the hospital close to 7pm... Now at home and free

freedom....


Now to start the long slow process of rehab...

 

[coffeejo]

 

[summerdays]

Hopefully you are sleeping much better in your own bed right now and I'm assuming your new nurse is less scary, and able to give you your meds as you need them.

 

[cyberknight]

The escape plan to somewhat let than originally planned. I finally left the hospital close to 7pm... Now at home and free

View attachment 74332 freedom....


Now to start the long slow process of rehab...

They tried to make me goto rehab I said yes yes yes !
Welcome home.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Thank you everyone.

I had a much better night last night actually getting nearly 4 hours of sleep! This is probably down to a combination of exhaustion and restarting the diazepam, plus the wonderful quiet that is home and my own bed! I managed to go between 10pm and 2am without really knowing about time. 2-4am was the next gap, so guess I may have had a hour there as well. That is close on the best I have had since the disk ruptured at the beginning of November.

Now I just have to make sure i rest, do my physio (which is a very short walk twice a day and sitting on the edge of the bed for a few minutes each hour) and giving my back chance to heal as much as possible. the swelling has to be allowed to go down naturally, something I am keen for it to do because until it has we won't know the full extent of the nerve damage (there is no point in beating about the bush, there is going to be nerve damage, the only question that remains is how much and what I can do to minimise it). Sadly I can't use any heat therapy on it for the next few weeks, something I had asked my consultant about. I knew the answer, I just needed a time scale. I have to wait for the wound to heal completely first, hence one of the reasons I am back on the diazepam. And sadly, as pointed out by my consultant, my body is slow to heal because of the adrenal insufficiency and steroid issues.

So, I am in your hands literally for entertainment. Can you all please get on your bikes and start cycling and writing up those rides (with photos) to keep me entertained? Thank you
Or naming films, TV series etc that i can watch now that we have fibre broadband at a staggering speed of 12mbs! At least it is now unlimited so I don't have to worry about going over our limit!

 

[coffeejo]

So, I am in your hands literally for entertainment. Can you all please get on your bikes and start cycling and writing up those rides (with photos) to keep me entertained? Thank you
Or naming films, TV series etc that i can watch now that we have fibre broadband at a staggering speed of 12mbs! At least it is now unlimited so I don't have to worry about going over our limit!

Probably worth starting a separate thread about the films/TV

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Probably worth starting a separate thread about the films/TV

Yep, that's probably a good idea.
I'm following the what film did you watch last night thread... It's choosing me a fortune but should keep me entertained! May start a new thread given that the other one only covers films...

 

[Dogtrousers]

Glad things seem to have taken an upward turn. My one bit of advice from experience about post op rehab is not to skip the physio exercises no matter how silly or even trivial they may seem. Here's hoping your nights continue to get more restful.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

@SatNavSaysStraightOn - how are things? I hope it's all healing, the swelling is going down and you are feeling more comfortable.

Trust you to pick the night i had a bad night to ask how I am doing


Didn't take enough pain meds yesterday, may have had something to do with my parents 2nd visit since this started... Anyhow bad night sadly. I also took a fall on Monday evening which may not have helped either. And the site of the drain where it came out is still leaking/bleeding, but the operation wound itself is really good and clean and healing really well. It just hurts like, well that won't get through the swearing filter! And getting comfortable is still really difficult. There is also a lot of grating and bone on bone clicks when I move around all coming from the lower back

The good news is that i can now sit upright for an entire 5 minutes which I progress. I can twist side to side more (don't know if this is a good thing) but still can't reach my feet, so any clothing to the lower half still needs my oh's help. Bending forward or backwards is interesting. I am managing the 50m walk twice a day in about 12-14mins. Yes i am timing it, but only by looking at the microwave clock as I leave and enter our house. Sad I know but.

The other good news is that the pins and needles that were there permanently do seem to have gone and none have returned in the left leg at all, unless I try sitting up for too long, but the strength to the right leg had not returned. I can't lead with it up the stairs for instance or do those dammed toe lifts, which is sadly beginning to confirm that at least some of it is going to be permanent in the way of nerve damage. I see my consultant again on the 22nd January. In the mean time all I can do is rest, help the swelling go down naturally and make sure i do the physio, plus keep my fingers crossed, but it seems exceptionally likely that there is permanent nerve damage.

 

[coffeejo]

Focus on the positives of healing / recovering from the op and worry about the other bridges when you get to them.

(I know, rubbish advice. Sorry.)

 

[summerdays]

I don't think you are mad timing your trips, it's a good way to see progress when it is slow, but remember there will be bad days when it seems as if nothing is happening or that you are going backwards, but progress isn't a nice linear line.

 

[ScotiaLass]

@SatNavSaysStraightOn I've just caught up with this thread as wasn't on here much for a week or two.
I do hope you continue to progress.
I wish I could do something to help but I'm thinking of you!