Long LONG over due update on me..if you were wondering how i am really doing
well...its official..i am broken...
we had a bit of a break through yesterday at physical therapy...we realized that a majority of the problem is a compression issue on the disks. In other words, i need new shock absorbers between my last two lumbar vertebra..they are being compressed which is putting pressure on my nerve root and other stuff around them. We found this great stretch that takes two people..and involves a sheet (or belts), me on my back, and a person on top of me kind of (any volunteers?) yeah..its interesting...but omg, i got about 2 minutes of pain relief for the first time since march...it was amazing...
any ways..lol..i asked what i should be avoiding, he told me that would be anything that exasterbate the pain...including standing for extended periods, sitting for extended periods, walking, bending, twisting, and all that other fun stuff...lol...i can be on my back..which doesnt leave me many options for entertainment here....since i dont have a lap top...any ways...i am also supposed to be loosing weight to try to lessen the strain..-lol- how the hell is one supposed to loose weight when they are not even allowed to exercise standing up? well..that means i get to lay on my back and flap my arms and legs around as long as it doesnt hurt to burn calories...im wondering the impact of going to a diet with a 600 caloric intake...-rme-
It also occurred to me and my mother the other night when we were talking about all of this...that im pretty much on bed rest...i cant go back to school, i cant go get a job (unemployment is not much and there are some hefty damn bills starting to pile up NOT covered by my assistance program...let alone being able to buy groceries), let alone do much of anything else. he also said i am to avoid any extra load bearing -snorts-....so...even being a prostitute is out of the question for a job opportunity! (hubby thought that one was funny...)
So my doc gets all this information, and calls me today..i get to have this spiffy thing called a discogram (no..its not a disco telagram)....that means they are going to inject saline in to my vertebral discs to figure out which one the culprit is and then figure out how to fix it.
oh..and they are also changing my meds to oxycontin -face palm- dear god...can life get much more complicated..oh wait..it has..the holidays are coming up..just my luck..right?
so..i wanted to let you all know why i have not been around lately, it honestly just hurts to much to sit at the pc for very long...and i think jasmine is going to be kicking my ass shortly for writing this and being on the pc for this long..lol...i also wanted to find out if any one might be able to recommend some sort of work outs or exercise and maybe some input on diet to be able to lower the caloric intake with out killing my self or throwing my body back in to the anorexia nervosa problems i dealt with as a late teen...so...i need to stay around 1000 calories, any help would be great because i am freaking miserable....
by the way..this means i am pretty much on bed rest....-sighs-
we had a bit of a break through yesterday at physical therapy...we realized that a majority of the problem is a compression issue on the disks. In other words, i need new shock absorbers between my last two lumbar vertebra..they are being compressed which is putting pressure on my nerve root and other stuff around them. We found this great stretch that takes two people..and involves a sheet (or belts), me on my back, and a person on top of me kind of (any volunteers?) yeah..its interesting...but omg, i got about 2 minutes of pain relief for the first time since march...it was amazing...
any ways..lol..i asked what i should be avoiding, he told me that would be anything that exasterbate the pain...including standing for extended periods, sitting for extended periods, walking, bending, twisting, and all that other fun stuff...lol...i can be on my back..which doesnt leave me many options for entertainment here....since i dont have a lap top...any ways...i am also supposed to be loosing weight to try to lessen the strain..-lol- how the hell is one supposed to loose weight when they are not even allowed to exercise standing up? well..that means i get to lay on my back and flap my arms and legs around as long as it doesnt hurt to burn calories...im wondering the impact of going to a diet with a 600 caloric intake...-rme-
It also occurred to me and my mother the other night when we were talking about all of this...that im pretty much on bed rest...i cant go back to school, i cant go get a job (unemployment is not much and there are some hefty damn bills starting to pile up NOT covered by my assistance program...let alone being able to buy groceries), let alone do much of anything else. he also said i am to avoid any extra load bearing -snorts-....so...even being a prostitute is out of the question for a job opportunity! (hubby thought that one was funny...)
So my doc gets all this information, and calls me today..i get to have this spiffy thing called a discogram (no..its not a disco telagram)....that means they are going to inject saline in to my vertebral discs to figure out which one the culprit is and then figure out how to fix it.
oh..and they are also changing my meds to oxycontin -face palm- dear god...can life get much more complicated..oh wait..it has..the holidays are coming up..just my luck..right?
so..i wanted to let you all know why i have not been around lately, it honestly just hurts to much to sit at the pc for very long...and i think jasmine is going to be kicking my ass shortly for writing this and being on the pc for this long..lol...i also wanted to find out if any one might be able to recommend some sort of work outs or exercise and maybe some input on diet to be able to lower the caloric intake with out killing my self or throwing my body back in to the anorexia nervosa problems i dealt with as a late teen...so...i need to stay around 1000 calories, any help would be great because i am freaking miserable....
by the way..this means i am pretty much on bed rest....-sighs-