Ambulances don't carry water

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Holy crap, Wilford Brimley lost his Liberty Medical gig to Delta Burke! How the hell is he gonna pay for his oatmeal and insulin now?!

LOL!!

I went through this exact thing a couple years ago. I woke up one morning with back pain so severe I couldn't even sit up. I had to call paramedics who took me to the hospital. (And yes, the lead paramedic was VERY hunky and cute! ) Drugs helped me enough to use the bathroom on my own (though #2 was still a nightmare) but I was in pain for almost two months. Hopefully your recovery will be a lot shorter because of your age and overall better health.

Be thankful you have someone to tend to your needs. I live alone and had to get along by myself. CP, if you ever need a break, just call me and I can give him a sponge bath for you.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

...but I was in pain for almost two months.

Okay, that's a scary prospect! That'll definitely motivate me to get up and move around as much as I can today, per doctor's orders. I seem to be getting more mobile as the day goes on. Still takes a pretty good effort to stand up though.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Still takes a pretty good effort to stand up though.

(Read: a Vicodin and two Soma)



I hope it continues to get better. And don't work that lovely lady of yours too hard

I know when I first started taking the drugs, I thought "Okay, this ain't so bad!"... But then after about 6 months when the novelty wore off and I got tired of not being able to remember anything, it started getting real old. I wanted to be back to myself again. I'm pretty much there (although after being lathargic for 6 months and having fairly major surgery I'm still a bit weak).

I'll continue to pray for your healing.

~Bob