Back at Home

Well we made it back home. The trip back went just as smooth as the trip down. I managed to sleep the whole flight again so it went pretty quick.On tuesday I had x-rays and saw the spinal surgeon. He was concerned that my pain while sitting may be caused by the bones not fusing together properly, SO he ordered a CT scan. I was able to get squeezed in that afternoon. I called his office today and he had left a note with the secretary saying that he took a look at the scan and it didn't look that bad to him, but he has to wait for the radiologists report. He is planning to call me during his next rounds and since he is off next week I'm expecting to hear from him the following wednesday. The EMG test this morning didn't really show anything that we didn't already know from simple observation. My quad still should be recovering some more. My foot doesn't look that promising, and my hip is kinda iffy but looks like I should get at lest a little back. Well there I was able to visit with a bunch of family which was very good, and filled in all the gaps that could have made the trip seem long and boring. And that would be my trip to vancouver.

Robert

Live from Vancouver

Hey. I would like to apologize for not posting in a really long time I don’t really have a good excuse for it, but I’ll do my best to pick up the pace here. Well since I last posted I have gone in for another spinal tap. This time the pressure was a bit more reasonable but still quite high. The dr. drained the fluid down to normal and is keeping me on the medication for at least another month. I’ll be going in for another spinal tap on the 3rd of march. The drugs that he started me on to try and slow down the production of the spinal fluid have been reeking some havoc on my body. My appetite had decreased a lot and when I did eat or drink more then a little I ended up feeling nauseous. In the first two weeks on the drug I lost 12 pounds, however over the last few days it had been picking back up some. I also ended up being taken off to of the drugs I was on for nerve pain which has left me having a lot of random burst of pain in my legs, especially at night time. So for the last week I have been having some fairly poor sleeps. Some good news now. Chris and Corinne Millington Oooo and Ella!! and Denise came down to visit this weekend, that was a good time. And now I am currently sitting in a hotel in Vancouver. I flew down this morning by air ambulance since I still couldn’t handle sitting on a commercial flight. Tomorrow I go and get some x-rays taken and then see the spinal surgeon. He may be ordering a ct scan or possibly a bone scan depending on how it goes. And then on Thursday I have a EMG (testing the strength of the nerve signals) at G.F Strong. This test will help give us a better idea of how much I will get back in my legs. Then I’ll be flying back home thursday early afternoon. Mom came down with me and were planning to have some of the family come and stop by to visit, so that’ll be fun. And I think that just about covers it. I want to thank you all for still checking up on me and following my progress. It really means a lot to know that you care so much.

Robert