Mad Rocker
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- Joined
- Jan 10, 2012
- Messages
- 424
- Age
- 71
- Location
- Canada---Victoria the Beautiful
- Country
- Canada
- Gender
- Female
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Day 53 POP<o:p></o:p>
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It’s been a few days since I did an update.<o:p></o:p>
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April has been a very frustrating and painful month so far. With the two PT induced injuries—(one) sore and annoyed muscles from too early use of the cane and (two) the groin pull. <o:p></o:p>
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I have been suspended from active post op PT for the next two weeks. I have been instructed to do my in home PT exercises once a day only and at the lowest level, to walk for 10-15 minutes max and if there is any discomfort to reduce the time. I will also be doing once a week pool PT. I will be reassessed at the end of two weeks.<o:p></o:p>
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I feel somewhat “dumped” by the PT as they caused the problems and I am not getting any in house support for the damage. I an thinking I will make an app’t to see the main PT to make my case. There has to be ultrasound or something to assist with the recovery. Maybe I am making a mountain out of a molehill. <o:p></o:p>
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I have not got a TENS machine yet. Lazy perhaps but now is the time. <o:p></o:p>
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I saw my GP yesterday (Thurs) and he has cut the strength of my morphine is half. I have managed to get my Percocet (5/325) to 2 pills a day. But my GP indicated that I may need to increase my Percocet to make up the difference on the morphine. He does not know about the two week hiatus from PT. All I want to be is pain free so this better work.<o:p></o:p>
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Saw my OS today (Fri). All is OK but he was none too pleased with me being injured and still on the walker 100% of the time. Explained to him the situation and what could he say. I see him in two months. Still no driving for two more weeks…nuts! He told me we would discuss return to work in two months but no chance of returning to work until I can walk better.
Abit of a negative hit today :hissyfit: but as my gramma used to say said (in an Arnold Schwartzenegger accent) and tomorrow the sun will shine. <o:p></o:p>
Day 53 POP<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
It’s been a few days since I did an update.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
April has been a very frustrating and painful month so far. With the two PT induced injuries—(one) sore and annoyed muscles from too early use of the cane and (two) the groin pull. <o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
I have been suspended from active post op PT for the next two weeks. I have been instructed to do my in home PT exercises once a day only and at the lowest level, to walk for 10-15 minutes max and if there is any discomfort to reduce the time. I will also be doing once a week pool PT. I will be reassessed at the end of two weeks.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
I feel somewhat “dumped” by the PT as they caused the problems and I am not getting any in house support for the damage. I an thinking I will make an app’t to see the main PT to make my case. There has to be ultrasound or something to assist with the recovery. Maybe I am making a mountain out of a molehill. <o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
I have not got a TENS machine yet. Lazy perhaps but now is the time. <o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
I saw my GP yesterday (Thurs) and he has cut the strength of my morphine is half. I have managed to get my Percocet (5/325) to 2 pills a day. But my GP indicated that I may need to increase my Percocet to make up the difference on the morphine. He does not know about the two week hiatus from PT. All I want to be is pain free so this better work.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
Saw my OS today (Fri). All is OK but he was none too pleased with me being injured and still on the walker 100% of the time. Explained to him the situation and what could he say. I see him in two months. Still no driving for two more weeks…nuts! He told me we would discuss return to work in two months but no chance of returning to work until I can walk better.
Abit of a negative hit today :hissyfit: but as my gramma used to say said (in an Arnold Schwartzenegger accent) and tomorrow the sun will shine. <o:p></o:p>