5 months later; BBB can stand straight and can walk

Oh, I am so glad, BBB. Keep on movin', gal!

great news

Halleluljah!!!!

good news!

Wow, that's great!

were they injections to ablate the nerves?

It wasn't just 5 months, it was 15 appointments with 6 different doctors and a whole lotta pain.

She's lost so much of her muscle (nearly 50 pounds, mostly muscle) from being immobile for so long that she's probably going to need physical therapy just to get strong enough to have much endurance again.

I'm hoping to eventually get her strong enough to walk the dogs with me now and then.

BBB,

I am echoing djjd's sentiment: "Keep on Truckin'"

They were directly into the lowest facet joints of the spine.



We looked at her MRI with the doctor and the nerve channels are narrowed, but he didn't think the pain was coming from there. It is the almost complete compression of her lower spine and massive arthritis damage there. She's supposed to go back to him in a couple weeks to evaluate whether further injections for nerve pain are needed.

She's had shots in her hip and spine and that has relieved most of her pain. She's still got a lot of pain in her knee and I'm wondering if a shot in the knee would be as beneficial as it has been for the hip and spine.

Well, all right then!!! There's a reason for me to feel good today!

Keep on truckin'! (But don't overdo it.)

[Is there an echo in here?]

I've lost so much weigth that my clothes don't fit me. Three sizes smaller. I'm thrilled to lose the weight because it's best for my body's health. I want to lose more pounds, but not the hard painful way.

If you want to follow my diet, you have to have your spine fail and hurt like hell. I don't recommend it.

Some of us A2Kers are shedding pounds. The Lady Diane has lost a lot of weight, too.

BBB

Good to hear, BBB. I was worried about you.

Good to hear that you're gettin' back in the groove!

Walk tall, walk straight and look the world right in the eye

sounds like one horrible fucking ordeal

but

YAY!!!!!!

or if the world is taller than you, look 'em right in the belly button...

glad to hear you are doing better, BBB.

Hoorah for BBB. Don't disappear!

Fabulous News

Continued improvement for you BBB.