Short Laps

I was up at 4 to take my first Norco and then, as I was making my tea, I had this thought…what if I never get any better? What if I have to...

Now, what has happened to me? I'm getting better! It's all very odd as I was still in pain and walking slowly when I went into the L...

(Yesterday) Here I am again, three days later and I'm much changed. Very much. First, the pain has been reduced greatly. I really want t...

The day of surgery is rapidly approaching (Jan 26 th ) and I couldn't be happier. The surgery will be exploratory at vertebrae L5 and S1...

As it is the first day of the New Year, I should bring this blog back up to speed. My last entry was more rant than fact and was drug induce...

Yes, I'm still here. Awake and wondering about the new day. What will it hold for me? Pain, of course, although I just took the morning ...

I was just thinking, once again, that this year's Journal has devolved into one sad story. This year and the last have been filled with ...

I'm somewhat wordy this morning. I suppose that's good and I should be happy that my mind is still sharp enough to string a few word...

Tomorrow morning is the start of the Portland Marathon, my favorite, and I can use my imagination and see the crowds in the early morning da...

It's been a month since my surgery and so it's time for a recap. First, the surgery is not for the faint of heart. It took 6 hours o...

OK, I'm 12 days post op and things are looking up. Pain is still a constant and it appears that the doctor expects that. He prescribed a...

Walkers. I used to be one and now I have one. What a letdown. It wasn't too long after surgery, maybe a day, when I noticed the walker l...

Life goes on. Painfully. I don't know where the pain came from last night as I was getting ready for bed, but it was shockingly intense....

I'm 5 days post op and 2 days post hospital. Life goes on. And let me tell you about the pain! Yesterday afternoon, I was pretty well ar...

Life goes on. And what is today? It's the day before, of course. The day before a whole new life for me. Tomorrow at this time I will be...

The surgeon's office called yesterday and gave us some times and dates so now we feel like it's official and that the surgery really...

Life goes on. I've had my morning fun with Boo the Cat and made sure that I didn't bend too fast or anything foolish like that. Whic...

How very nice! I'm having one of those 'It's a Miracle' mornings and the pain ranges from non-existent to minor. I have no i...

The good news is…the surgery is now scheduled for the 14 th of July. I have a real date that I can put on my calendar and count down the da...

My, how my life has changed over the past 5 years. The 'golden' years of my retirement. I really don't think this current 'l...

All present and accounted for. OK, now that I have started the day, in which direction should I head with my writing? Should I ignore the ob...

Here I am. Back again. Although I was actually fearful of going to sleep last night, because I didn't want to wake up with the same pain...

I definitely made a mistake last Saturday. I was feeling real good about the decision to have the surgery and so I decided that I could do a...

We're back from seeing the doctor (yesterday) and I have lots of news. First; I'm going to have the back surgery, just as I anticipa...

Did I mention that I've been losing weight? About eleven pounds in the last month. From April 9 th (225#) to May 2 nd (214#). And all fr...

A week to go before I see the surgeon and possibly make plans for the laminectomy and fusion that I need. I can't get my hopes up yet. I...

Life goes on. And of course…wait for it! So does the pain. A tiresome subject for someone reading this and very tiresome for the one living ...

Also from eOrthopod.com I think I would prefer the Posterior approach...

From eOrthopod.com

of Spinal Fusion Surgery Good news here...

Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment : "Spinal fusion surgery for a degenerative spondylolisthesis is generally quite successful, ...

OK, I have made the decision. We went to the 'second opinion' surgeon yesterday and he told us just what the first surgeon had told ...

Where are we in relation to a cure? Who knows! I'm a little over a week away from seeing a second surgeon for a consultation. Consult, n...

Do I sound depressed? I try not to, but I wonder if the Wellbutrin is working as it should or as I hoped it would. I put on a good face, a s...

OK, I guess I have enough out there on my other blog for now. Time for another cup of tea and then some serious web browsing. I want to find...

Something new for Spinal Stenosis But...it's still going through clinical trials and the closest one is in Santa Monica... And another a...

Yes and no. A new day and I do feel better than I did yesterday at this time. The pain is minimal right now and that's a relief. I had t...

I was just putting another log on the fire and Boo the Cat was sleeping in front of the woodstove. She looked up briefly as I opened the doo...

Life goes on. And I am very much aware of what kind of 'chemical stew' I am putting into my body these days. Part of me says, 'S...

One of the pitfalls of having a fitness blog (this one) that has evolved, in the course of one year, into a sob story blog (also this one) i...

I definitely had a bad night last night. The hip pain woke me up half a dozen times. I hate to start taking Vicodin again, but the acetamino...

It's been awhile since I posted anything here, on what used to be my racing blog. So, to keep things updated, here is where I am physica...

I just finished my (almost) daily Wii Fit and Weights routine. It all adds up to about 30+ minutes of exercise each day. And it's paying...

I've been to the pain clinic once again and this time I had an injection of corticosteroids into the SI joint space on the right side. O...

On to the second cup of tea and more thoughts; such as… I've been pretty regular in my Wii Fit use. I try and get in at least 30 minutes...

I was dreaming about racewalking, but this morning's real world includes the usual aches and pains and that doesn't make me happy. I...

Life moves along. Here I am, early in the morning and not feeling too bad. The left heel pain is absent again this morning and yet the right...