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My OG mend has started.

budman said:
Phase 3: I am home!!

6 hours short of exactly 4 weeks from the fail on the stair.

Mrs Budman seemed stressed during the pick up and the short drive home but soon as we walked in the door she calmed and has been great. Like the old days feeling when she got stuck with me mending from moto boo boo’s kind of feeling. Actually cool to remember this is not her first rodeo and she is still willing to deal with me. :teeth

The stair was easily defeated. Checked out my new rehab room. Put on new sweats, checked out the bathroom upgrades …. it is criptacular! Had a good lunch, did my PT, did the dog love thing, took a b-hit and now chilling watching young pilots trying to become Navy fighter pilots at Top Gun school.
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Glad to see you're home.

I had to watch that series with the sound turned off...it was painful.

As a former Marine that was assigned to TOPGUN, I hate that they throw words "Top Gun" around with so little respect for the actual squadron.
 
how was the first sleep at home?
 
Glad to see you back home and hobbling around a bit! Man, that shirt is kind of perfect :LOL:
 
It’s so unfortunate that doctors in this country are so afraid of prescribing narcotic pain killers to people in pain.
 
 
I have one passed down thru my family, handy to have around.
I even have my crutches, those $400 dollar jobbies, Kaiser sold me.

I remember my rehab, I took my cane with me, and carried it around, gritting my teeth,
for the pain.
Using it, no rehab.
 
I am using this thing for now. The big base sure helps.
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Checking the box on another day. ✅

The pain has increased without the good shit. Gritting through.

Hurts enough to not try to go upstairs.
 
Sorry for your hurts Bman. It will pass. Right now your body is compensating making things worse.
Bet Mrs. Budman, Louie and Cooper would give anything to make things not hurt.
I’ve been on the giving and receiving ends neither one is a bucket of fun.
 
Congrats on being home! One dark side of opiate withdrawal, especially after a surgical amount, is the sensation of increased pain, due to reality and added to by withdrawal. Bear with it and 7 days from now it ought to recede back to manageable. Slow and steady, you’ve got this.
 
@easy wind - thanks. Makes me feel better.

Had home PT review this AM. Essentially a PT session that is testing your level. It was good.
Up and down the stairs was easy. Killed it on bed squats.

Doing some exercises where the dude put his hand on my hip/leg with a little pressure that stopped the weird mechanical feel of bit moving. He said when the muscles get stronger they will do the same thing and it will disappear.

Still need to get a work spot arranged but the card table is OK for a while.

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budman said:
Still need to get a work spot arranged but the card table is OK for a while.

Don't forget, if needed you can pick up something that works better at Ikea and resell it in a few months or give it away. I think they might deliver too- or give me a shout, I"ll grab it & bring it over.
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IKEA? Only the BEST of friend would help assmeble...

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N4teTheGreat said:
You get in home service? That's the good stuff.
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Yes. For three weeks. PT twice a week and a nurse visit once a week for what that is worth.
After three weeks I will be headed back to outside therapy.
 
Nice, well I assume by then they expect you to be mobile enough for such things. So far so good on the progress it seems!
 
I know the therapists said no percussive treatment around the hardware, but everywhere else should be ok. You’re giving a lot of main muscle groups a time out during rehabilitation, so a good pounding is in order.

A second person is great for this, but you can work most of the body solo.
 
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