It may not seem like much, but again... little victories. As I've been trying to up the ante with my leg and put more weight on it here and there, I decided to try something this morning. When I walk with crutches lately, my arms and hands hurt because of how much I'm using them to walk. So starting to use my bad leg (eventually I'll go back to left and right, but it just doesn't matter at the moment lol) for walking helps remove some pressure from my arms and hands. Well, this morning I tried something. I hobble-stepped from the bathroom to the bed and back to the bathroom. Without crutches.
I was waving my arms like an excited penguin and getting all excited with misty eyes of joy. I hobblestepped without crutches. Of course, my bad leg moves an bit and then my good leg comes up beside it. But hey, it's something! And then of course I do too much and when I step my foot twists a little and my knee twists and gives a little and my knee-insides hurt. But whatever, I hobblestepped.
Whenever I wake up though, and randomly throughout the day, my stomach just hurts and I feel like puking. I haven't yet, knock on wood, but ugh. Plus I had a horrible nosebleed this morning. UGH x 2.
And I just can't bring myself to do homework. It takes FAR too much effort. But I have been nonetheless. Onward.
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OOOOOHHHH! Be careful! But, hooray for progress! (And I hope you had your knee brace on!)
About the stomach and nosebleed -- that could be from the painkillers. Be sure to follow the directions on taking the meds. Many painkillers can't be taken on an empty stomach.
Also, if you are taking ibuprophen (Advil) as well as the more potent Rx (can't remember which one you're on), you may need to space those two hours or more apart. Call the pharmacist number on the meds, or BCBS Health Line (number on your insurance card).
You maybe can back off of the meds, or they can try you on something that you can tolerate better.
Love, Mom
Not really--I rarely take them, and always after food. This was before I had had anything at all.
Eh.
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