Never again

[Kathy]

Phylly,

I am so glad that you are doing better. I am also tired all the time and not taking forteo. I think it is just our bodies working hard to heal. It is almost like when I was pregnant and was tired all the time, where I just HAD to sleep and couldn't fight it. That's how I feel and I know it's not pregnancy

I used to be a back sleeper; but since surgery I am more comfortable on my side. No pain or anything, just sleep better on my side.

Sounds like a beautiful day in CA. We had a beautiful day on Wednesday, spent some time with the kids outside. Thursday was super windy and wildfires everywhere to the West of here. All of the fires are 50+ miles from us, for now. Even being that far away, the sky is full of smoke and there was even soot on my car. We usually don't have wildfires here, an occassional field burns; but nothing like this.

Anyway, it was so good to hear from you and to know you are getting better!

God Bless,
Kathy

[fuzzy]

Congrats on your 8 week recovery. Do the docs think you still need the brace? I kicked mine in the corner after a week and then only used it on my walks but not at home. It made me hurt more then my back with out it!

[Cindylou]

Thanks for posting Phylly with an update. It definitely sounds like you are on the mend. I am so happy to hear this. I hope you can make the trip to the mountains. I made the 3 hour drive to our cabin last weekend and actually did really well. There was still ice on our lake, snow on the back deck, and a couple of dead mice to greet us. Lovely. Just listen to your body as I know you will. Hope it works out for you. The mountains sound lovely.

My best,

Cindylou

[dshobbies]

Phylly,

Sounds like you're doing great. It does take a long time to feel like yourself again and like my doctor said, 100% has a new meaning.

You might try the pennysaver for a dog. That's how we got Lucy. Why is her name Lucy? So when Julius comes home, he can say 'Lucy, I'm home'!

Keep up the good work. I would think you can wean off the brace after 8 weeks. What does your doctor tell you?

Take care, Dale

[treefrog]

How wonderful to hear that your recovery seems to be going so well Phylly.

I am not a dog person, much prefer cats. But I really like the idea of having a dog to walk, during recovery. Maybe I can volunteer for some of my neighbors.

[phylly]

Dale,
I got my wish and now also have a Lucy and a Leila rescued from Craigs list. They are beautiful half sisters, one is almost 2 and one is one something, half King Charles and half Lhaso. After being reassured that they were housebroken they have had a few accidents. It is not unexpected, what a trauma for them to be with ME but they are really sweet. They come and cuddle in bed; No more sleeping late for me. Since my husband is Ricky, the Lucy I am home works out great.

I have definitely got my sciatic nerve muscle pain back lately and this bending dog thing is not helping. I have every dog gadget made that prevents me from bending too far but I can't deep knee bend from the ground up. It's a killer. I am afraid I may have this pain for life. It also makes me think I still have a secondary issue. (piriformis?)I have had to increase my pain meds recently. I am hoping this is temporary and just a muscle pull/ inflammation and maybe I can go back on celebrex at some point. I will ask at my next visit.

I am going to figure out how to do stretches with two dogs licking my face and jumping on me, it's quite the scene. Luckily they are small. that's it for now. Back to the girls.
Phylly

[treefrog]

Oh, how nice Phylly. I hope you really enjoy them. My cats always got in the way when I was doing yoga. It was especially annoying when I would do a bridge, and one of them would crawl underneath my back and lie down on the mat.

I'm sorry that you are having sciatica again. Hopefully it is just temporary.