This is the only way I can describe the last 3 weeks. I had been having some tightness in my back for a couple of months now, but it wasn't anything major. Then about 4 weeks ago I started with a very mild sciatica, pain over the buttocks area and an occasional cramp in my calf but I really didn't think too much about it and with all the medication I've been taking for my arm it was helping with the back.
Well on Monday, September 19th I woke up with pains shooting all the way down my left leg by 2 pm I was crying uncontrollably with pain. I couldn't sit, stand or lie down with hurting. My dear husband couldn't take watching me in pain any longer so he call an ambulance to come and get me. I was brought to the hospital where they started giving me morphine for the pain. They did a ct scan of my back and found I had a pinched nerve. I was admitted to the hospital for treatment.
On Tuesday they attempted to have PT work with me to alleviate the pain and pressure but it was unsuccessful. So I spent another day in a pain and a morphine induced coma. On Wednesday I was brought downstairs for an epidural nerve block and steroid injection. During the procedure my O2 dropped too low so I was placed on O2 for the remainder of my stay. I was returned to my room after the epidural where the doctor informed my husband that the epidural didn't work and my only other option was surgery AND he couldn't do that until Friday. So now I'm in excruciating pain and will have to suffer for two more days. My husband decided that we needed to consult with a pain management doctor and ask that one be contacted. The pain management doctor took one look at me and ordered some sort of "cocktail" that put me in a near comatose state. All I know is that I was able to sleep in spite of the pain. On Friday, September 23rd I underwent surgery to relieve the pinched nerve at L5 and S1. I woke from surgery and couldn't move my left leg at all and the pain was almost as severe as before the surgery. The doctor told us that because of the amount of pressure that the nerve was under I was going to have nerve pain for months to come. It took me three days before I was able to move my toes on command. Five days after surgery I was moved to Rehab and spent 5 days there before being released to return home. It has been 17 days since my surgery and I'm still having nerve pain in my foot and calf. Hope it all resolves soon.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
What A Coincidence
In preparation for my recent surgery, I purchased several magazines so I would have something to read besides my nook, while I recovered. Much to my surprise, while flipping through the pages of the 2011 Flea Market Style Magazine, I see MY little garden housein a feature story. Upon taking a closer look, I discovered that this little garden house was actually not mine but gosh did it look a whole lot like mine. Upon further reading, I also discovered that this little jewel was built for the owner as a mother's day present. Well my little sanctuary was also build as a Mother's Day gift back in 2005. Wanna see the side by side pictures??? Hope The Tin Rabbit doesn't mind....
My little garden house.
The Tin Rabbit's Garden House
Both were built using recycled/flea market windows, doors and decorations.
Looking at the Tin Rabbit's Garden house, I wish I would have had larger windows, but with the heat in southwest Louisiana, the plants would have burned and I just love the finial on top, looks like a little church.
Just found it soooo very eerie, that there is another garden shed so similar to mine....
This is a side view of my little house.
I will finds some pictures of the inside of my little house and post them tomorrow. Arm is hurting now, not bad, it just took me all day to type this entry.....
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