Three Prayers
Cindy had a follow-up visit with the Doctor on Thursday here is her healing update.
Pain. She woke up on Thursday with no pain in her left leg, but it returned later in the day. The pain has not spiked above a 4 for about a week, so the projections are still looking good that she might become pain-free in the next few weeks.
Our prayer is that she can go a whole day with no nerve pain in her left leg.Healing. In four weeks she will have a detailed follow-up x-ray to check on the progress of the fusion and the alignment of her back and hips. In one of the early X-rays there was a slight tilt that we are praying was just an artifact of alignment during the imaging.
The doctor was encouraged by the strength of her walking and was complimentary of the amount of walking she has been doing. “You are doing way more than most of our patients.”
Our prayer is that the bone stimulator will help increase bone growth and strengthen the fusion.Meds. She has dramatically decreased her meds. She is only taking a few now, but sleep continues to be elusive. If she turns the wrong way the pain returns and then sleep is difficult. The doctor reviewed her meds and was amused when Cindy told him about the trouble sleeping. The meds she has been taking generally knock people out - she has a very high tolerance for them and pain. The smile on his face was priceless as he grappled with understanding Cindy a little more than he had before.
Our prayer is that she begins to sleep uninterrupted through the night and use nothing but over-the-counter medicines by her next Doctor visit.
The best walk since surgery. Lance came in for the day and the 6 of us got to spend time walking through the Cain Center.
