So I saw my doc this week. He changed my pain meds for something stronger since most days it's like bringing a knife to a gun fight. He also order a slew of tests along with referrals to specialists for my liver and spine.
Physio is continuing to do a number on me and I haven't quite decided if it's a good thing or bad thing at this point. As the swelling in my back continues to go down, the pain increases and my endurance decreases. I'm worried now since I'm losing feeling from the waist down and my feet are constantly burning and tingling. My walking has gone from a turtles pace to a snail's pace. I was getting by fine before with my cane even for longer distances. (to me, any longer distance is anything more than 50 feet). Now, I'm back down to 10-20 feet with my cane. It takes me five minutes to get down a flight of 10 steps. Not doing so great now.
I had inherited my deceased gramma's walker as a backup if I needed it for longer distances. We went out yesterday and purchased a new one as they were on sale. This one is more suited to my height. I used it today since I had to go to the hospital to pick up copies of my xrays. The walker will surely come in handy now since it appears as the swelling in my back is getting better, my legs are beginning to give out on me.
My apologies for boring everyone with this. Just getting very frustrated and it is going to be a looooong winter sitting at home in pain barely able to move.