Re: Lynn: Re: Knee adhesion caused from back and abd. surgery

From: Lynn Creacy (anonymous@medispecialty.com)
Fri Aug 9 06:47:28 2002


At Fri, 09 Aug 2002, Nancy E. Hale wrote: >
>>have had back surgery but they do not know why. I live in a 2 story
>>home in the Dallas, Tx area and will no longer be able to go upstairs
>>unless it is very very very important. Then he told me that I will not
>>be able to pick up the joy of my life, my 18 month old granddaughter. I
>>don't think I can do that. Has anyone ever heard about this??? I am
>>afraid that I am about to loose it. Please talk to me and pray for me.

>Hello Nancy,

thank you so much for just talking to me and letting me get it out of my system. I have been lucky to be able to pick her up until now ( I just payed for which I was willing to do). I guess this is just another lifestyle change that I will have to get used to.

thank you Lynn

>Hello Lynn:
>
>Please accept my deepest sympathies. I know exactly what you are going
>through. I have had to watch my in-laws make a decision of selling or
>tearing down their family homestead because my partner and I are the only
>ones interested in it, and I am not able to handle the stairs, so we had to
>choose to build onto my mobile home instead of taking over the homestead
>because of my health. I also have a grandchild who is the love of my
>life. Jesse had learned by the age of 2 that if he wanted to cuddle with
>me, he had to sit me down so that he could climb up because I simply could
>not handle picking him up.
>
>In my experience, lifting, reaching, stretching, sweeping, vacuuming -
>anything that flexes the abdominal area really - is a no-no because it puts
>strain on everything the adhesions are attached to and increases the pain
>levels. My GP continuously admonishes me to recognize that I am ill and
>can no longer lead a "normal" lifestyle. It is hard to adjust to, but
>unless I want to live in excruciating pain or on higher doses of pain
>medication, I have got to learn to hold back.
>
>I'm sorry you have had to face this, but you are not facing it alone.
>
>Gentle pain-free hugs,
>
>Nancy in NB
>
>Help spread the word. Find out more about National Invisible Chronic
>Illness Awareness Week September 23-29, 2002, at
>http://www.invisibleillness.com


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