Just talked to my NP. Apparently it's a very good sign that I've had significant improvement overnight--going from weeping at the pain whenever I have to move at all to pain, bad pain even, but nothing unbearable means it's likely that it's just muscular rather than a slipped disk. I'm supposed to come in tomorrow unless it's much, much better just to be sure.
Ah well. I have a laptop, Tivo, and a pile of books, and DH is probably taking the rest of the week off. I managed to wash my face last time I hobbled to the bathroom--next time, Ima brush my teeth! Amazing what simple things make me feel better.
Goodness. Much successful-surgery~ma to your friend, Jilli.
Transplant~ma to your friend, Jilli. I have a friend who's on her second transplanted liver, and it's amazing how people can spring back post-surgery.
Wow. All kinds of medical~ma to your friend, Jilli.
I've had significant improvement overnight
That's good news. My back went out once when Jake was little -- maybe around two -- and it was a spasm. Just this horrible knot of pain that got tighter and tighter. It's awful. My mother-in-law lived in town, though, so she essentially took him for about three days, during the day, while Stephen was at work. Picking up toddlers is not conducive to a thrown-out back.
Much ~ma to Jilli's friend.
I get spasms like that in my legs sometimes...they hurt a lot.
Medical ~ma, Jilli. Very scary.
Okay, running out the door...wish me luck, all...
Eeeeee! An update from my friend's wife:
He's still in surgery, but the old liver is out and the new one is in. There's still about an hour of surgery left while they finish hooking all the bits up. We're not out of the woods yet, but the trees are becoming more sparse. Keep doing whatever you've been doing.
