the angels of autumn

[somedayseattle]

It’s been a slow but disheartening past couple of days. When I first got home from the hospital I couldn’t get off the bed but within a week or so I was zipping around on the walker. I got up to about 50 feet with no issues. But over the last couple days my legs have betrayed me. I am wobbly and unsure. My back issues are off the charts. I cannot stand straight up which may be playing a part in this. I haven’t fallen but I feel like my legs could give out at any moment. I’m currently going 100 miles an hour in the wrong direction. Casey, my physical therapist, could not meet with me last week. I will see him on Thursday and hopefully we can figure out what’s currently bothering me. Guess I have to cancel all my racquetball games this week.

Comments

[meowmensteen]

Bummer. This is all some bulls***.

[elainegrey]

Hoping you get your walking ways back soon, and this all becomes a dim memory.

[msconduct]

In case it's any comfort (doubt it, but hey, got to try), professionally I've seen a lot of people recovering from severe medical episodes and the vast majority of the time it's a zigzag, not a straight line. Everyone always unsurprisingly wants to recover as soon as possible so they can put it behind them, but biology is an evil bitch and is often uncooperative.

[somedayseattle]

my recovery looks more like a rohrschach than a zig zag right now.