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Hello @Miss Muffet.
Are you doing any exercises to strengthen leg muscles? Such exercises helped stabilize my legs after surgery 1 and helped me start increasing my walking distance. I started these exercises in out patient physical therapy.
I tapered off all meds a couple of days ago. There is little to no pain or discomfort now. I walk a couple miles a day, weather permitting (usually not all at once). I carry a 5 iron from my golf bag in lieu of a cane so I can stop and hit pine cones. Hopefully I can get back on the course sooner than later.
I took more pills after this surgery and have tapered off all of them (< 3 weeks). These included Celebrex (for foot swelling), Muscle relaxer (for cramps), stool softener, Zofran for nausea, and Oxycodone 10 mg for pain. I've noticed I cramp up when I give blood (or lose it during surgery). The methocarbamol (750 mg) muscle relaxer really helped this time around in reducing painful leg cramps.
I declined in home nursing and PT this time since last time it seemed a waste of time and money. I start Out Patient PT tomorrow (12/6). I have a leg length discrepancy (LLD) I hoped would be corrected with the most recent surgery. It's better, not perfect, and the PT will measure it tomorrow and I may end up investing in some orthopedic shoes. It's less than an inch (< 2.5 cm)) but over the years this has tilted my pelvis and lower spine. This has lead to lower back pain which I can already tell has improved.
I'm so grateful to be living in an age when such procedures are possible. I am also grateful to be able to clip my own toenails again and tie my own shoes.
Are you doing any exercises to strengthen leg muscles? Such exercises helped stabilize my legs after surgery 1 and helped me start increasing my walking distance. I started these exercises in out patient physical therapy.
I tapered off all meds a couple of days ago. There is little to no pain or discomfort now. I walk a couple miles a day, weather permitting (usually not all at once). I carry a 5 iron from my golf bag in lieu of a cane so I can stop and hit pine cones. Hopefully I can get back on the course sooner than later.
I took more pills after this surgery and have tapered off all of them (< 3 weeks). These included Celebrex (for foot swelling), Muscle relaxer (for cramps), stool softener, Zofran for nausea, and Oxycodone 10 mg for pain. I've noticed I cramp up when I give blood (or lose it during surgery). The methocarbamol (750 mg) muscle relaxer really helped this time around in reducing painful leg cramps.
I declined in home nursing and PT this time since last time it seemed a waste of time and money. I start Out Patient PT tomorrow (12/6). I have a leg length discrepancy (LLD) I hoped would be corrected with the most recent surgery. It's better, not perfect, and the PT will measure it tomorrow and I may end up investing in some orthopedic shoes. It's less than an inch (< 2.5 cm)) but over the years this has tilted my pelvis and lower spine. This has lead to lower back pain which I can already tell has improved.
I'm so grateful to be living in an age when such procedures are possible. I am also grateful to be able to clip my own toenails again and tie my own shoes.
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