Apology

dridobits · #1 (**permalink**) 05-14-2010, 02:42 AM

Well I overdid it again. Guess I'm a slow learner. I just took my first long cross country flight since my fusion. I'm at about six months now. As long as I don't overdo things are pretty good but working as I did before is pretty much a no go due to the long sitting. I never look back with any regrets with my surgery. This time for the first time I used a wheelchair. It felt kind of odd with people staring at me but I just looked down.

What a difference. Some of these international airports have long long distances to walk which I can do but not while carrying things. Also with the wheelchair, I wizzed passed everyone in line. I did set the alarms off, same as at Home Depot. I had two people sticking fingers all over me and oh yes that wand. I don't care as long as were all safe.

This is a familly trip I had to make. Otherwise, forget flying. Too much. Thinking of everyone.

Maria · #2 (**permalink**) 05-14-2010, 01:15 PM

d,
I too have difficulty with traveling tho it's the preparation with the luggage and the actual lugging it about even just downstairs to await Super Shuttle.

Once in the airport I'm Ok tho this last time I used a cane to help me walk and was glad I did as the gate was changed and it was much farther away (on outbound flight).

If it weren't for my habit of buying 3 seats together (which I cannot always get on a moment's notice and certainly not for a decent price) I'd have a whole lotta trouble flying.

Glad you got thru it and you did what you had to do to re the wheelchair. The first time is the kicker re using something adaptive or even buying the 3 seats as I do.. after that it's nothing~ or at least nothing to look down about!

take good care and hope your family is Ok and your flare up resolves ASAP!

mmglobal · #3 (**permalink**) 05-19-2010, 07:56 AM

I'm sorry that your recovery is slow and not more complete. It would be great if you could safely return to your previous activity levels... not happening soon, but hopefully you'll continue to improve and will ultimately get there.

Hang in there. Thanks for keeping us posted. All the best,

Mark

Maria · #4 (**permalink**) 05-19-2010, 09:44 PM

I'd imagine flare ups are to be expected with many of the spine surgeries esp. recent ones of multi levels and/or when getting ready for something that is as big as traveling cross country (all the prep, the angst, the sitting, the waiting...) so just hang in there and give yourself time to mellow out and recover. Sounds to me like your recovery is going pretty decently and I hope the flare up is wearing off/worn off.

An injection of Toradol 60mg IM helps me with spasms (cervical and lumbar) when I'm really feeling like a pretzel.