Nancy’s Ramblings

I started off for work yesterday morning just like usual. I stopped at Tim Hortons in Clio for breakfast. I had ordered the fruit and yogurt combo with a blueberry muffin and hot apple cider. I also ordered a boston cream donut as I can’t resist those. I was about half way to Pontiac when suddenly, [...]

Just over one year ago, I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea. So, I got the requisite CPAP machine and mask. The doctor who diagnosed it (or at least suspected it) was one that I had been seeing for weight loss. The weight loss programs he had me on were not working, and when he found out [...]

I went to see my neurosugeon this afternoon since I’ve started having pain in my right leg again. He didn’t seem too concerned about it – saying that it was probably swelling due to physical therapy (funny, I see no swelling…) or arthritis. Well, I know I don’t have arthritis. He told me to take motrin [...]

Last night I got very little sleep. Why? Because my right leg hurt – again! The pain concentrated around the ankle like it did before my back surgery. It also concentrated around my knee this time. So, after I went to physical therapy this morning, I called my surgeon and am going in to see him [...]

Yesterday I had my first PT session. On Tuesday I had the eval – so yesterday was my first official day. They have started me with a couple of different exercises than I had back in January. One involves laying on my back with a ball between my bent knees and squeezing it – then releasing [...]

I saw my neurosurgeon today for a followup on the back surgery I had on May 12. The good news is I do not need to go back to him unless I have problems. Yippee!!!!

He did order some physical therapy though – 12 sessions of it – to stretch and strengthen the muscles. I am planning [...]

Well, 3 weeks after my back surgery and I’m starting to move around pretty good. It still bothers me a bit – but it is definitely getting better. I’m able to stand for 5 minutes at a time now and walk for 10 minutes. I know that doesn’t sound like much, but given 3 weeks ago [...]

Sorry it’s been so long between posts. My back has continued to bother me – in fact on Monday, May 12 I am having back surgery. The surgery will be about an hour and I’m expected to be in the hospital only 24 hours, but we’ll see how it goes. There is a disk between the [...]

Once again, my back has started bothering me. At one point, every muscle from my waste down ached so terribly that I could barely tolerate it. Now, it’s just my right leg – all the way to my toes. I went back to the doc and he ordered an MRI. That shows the disc between L4 [...]