The past three or four days I have been able to stand and walk easily and painlessly after waking; for a long time I have had to be very careful walking at first because of stiffness and pain in my lower back and right leg. I have kept a cane near at hand so I could use it if necessary (although it hasn’t been needed). Now I remember that the problem of lower back pain and stiffness commenced after my cancer operations, which were in 2009 (had to check our tax returns to verify the year). After each of two operations I was flat on my back in bed for some time. Another factor might have been anaesthesia; once before I had general anaesthesia. After being put to sleep with a mild drug like a fast-acting barbiturate or benzodiazepine, patients are given a muscle relaxant that often induces whole-body skeletal muscle spasms. That first time one of the nurses (we were co-workers) told me my spasms were so strong they feared I might throw myself off the operating table. (Boy oh boy, was my neck sore in recovery!) No one told me about any such thing during my cancer operations, but it surely could have been. —Alan
P.S.: I have lately become convinced that my intestinal normal flora must finally have been restored to normal working order after its disruption by my cancer treatments.
{listener} You surely deserve credit for your recovery, for taking extra good care of yourself and doing the necessary work. It’s a joy to know you are overcoming pain and stiffness!
We made it to Camden, Maine, stopping for a half hour enroute to have ice cream with Daughter, PhD*Son and three grands. Had a delicious dinner with harbour view! Now to see if it’s even possible for me to sleep away from home without benefit of recliner. Still keeping a close watch on Hurricane Lee. It sure is an interesting storm.
Miyoko and I were visiting with a group of her friends, and about a quarter past 2PM I thought I heard Naomi saying "Hi, Dad." She didn't sound upset, and I presumed it was conjured up by my own mind. But still I wondered. When we got home we discovered that just after 2PM she had been in an auto accident (nobody injured, no major auto damage, the other driver ran a stop sign and nearly T-boned Naomi, but she gunned it and came within inches of avoiding the collision). She had called us at home about 2:15. I guess we should probably keep our telephone lines to handle calls from non family members . . . ---Alan
We Need Third Places [Click] An interesting online essay. I had a “third place” for several years when I was in graduate school, but then I had to move elsewhere. My father wasn’t a “joiner” and neither am I. I think howardempowered functions reasonably well as a virtual Third Place. —Alan
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ReplyDeleteThe past three or four days I have been able to stand and walk easily and painlessly after waking; for a long time I have had to be very careful walking at first because of stiffness and pain in my lower back and right leg. I have kept a cane near at hand so I could use it if necessary (although it hasn’t been needed). Now I remember that the problem of lower back pain and stiffness commenced after my cancer operations, which were in 2009 (had to check our tax returns to verify the year). After each of two operations I was flat on my back in bed for some time. Another factor might have been anaesthesia; once before I had general anaesthesia. After being put to sleep with a mild drug like a fast-acting barbiturate or benzodiazepine, patients are given a muscle relaxant that often induces whole-body skeletal muscle spasms. That first time one of the nurses (we were co-workers) told me my spasms were so strong they feared I might throw myself off the operating table. (Boy oh boy, was my neck sore in recovery!) No one told me about any such thing during my cancer operations, but it surely could have been.
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P.S.: I have lately become convinced that my intestinal normal flora must finally have been restored to normal working order after its disruption by my cancer treatments.
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DeleteYou surely deserve credit for your recovery, for taking extra good care of yourself and doing the necessary work. It’s a joy to know you are overcoming pain and stiffness!
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We made it to Camden, Maine, stopping for a half hour enroute to have ice cream with Daughter, PhD*Son and three grands. Had a delicious dinner with harbour view! Now to see if it’s even possible for me to sleep away from home without benefit of recliner.
ReplyDeleteStill keeping a close watch on Hurricane Lee. It sure is an interesting storm.
Here is to Lee not becoming TOO interesting . . .
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Miyoko and I were visiting with a group of her friends, and about a quarter past 2PM I thought I heard Naomi saying "Hi, Dad." She didn't sound upset, and I presumed it was conjured up by my own mind. But still I wondered. When we got home we discovered that just after 2PM she had been in an auto accident (nobody injured, no major auto damage, the other driver ran a stop sign and nearly T-boned Naomi, but she gunned it and came within inches of avoiding the collision). She had called us at home about 2:15. I guess we should probably keep our telephone lines to handle calls from non family members . . .
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We Need Third Places [Click] An interesting online essay. I had a “third place” for several years when I was in graduate school, but then I had to move elsewhere. My father wasn’t a “joiner” and neither am I. I think howardempowered functions reasonably well as a virtual Third Place.
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