I'm home from the hospital (again).
I went to work Thursday and after about 3 hours there, I tried to go to the bathroom and couldn't. I returned to my training class and when I tried to get up about 15 minutes later, I couldn't feel my right leg.
I had my trainer get Mike from his training class, and we called an ambulance. I was taken to Waukesha Memorial hosptial and was promptly admitted by the neurologist who saw me.
I have a severe inflammation of the right nerve root at the L5/S1 vertebrae. What that means, I occasionally lose all feeling in my right leg and can't urinate. Most of the time however, it is a distinct burning/tingling sensation I can best describe as a never-ending leg that's asleep and trying to wake up.
I'm now jobless and on doctor ordered bedrest for a week. Percocet and valium for the pain and muscle spasms.
Life has ground to a halt for me just as it was all coming back together for me.
Oh well. I'm still alive even if I have trouble walking.
In other news...
Laura Billings' column in today's St. Paul Pioneer Press
2 comments:
Sorry to hear about that. Get well.
Can't you do a radio show from bed or something?
Glad that it wasn't more critical, but sad to hear that this happened. Rest up! Be well.
Once rested, figure out what the next step is in your journey. Maybe the 'coming back together' really wasn't the right thing, and this is to shift you back to where you should be going? Who knows... something to ponder as you have your bedrest.
If I can help, or you need a listening ear, let me know.
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