I am usually getting a babysitter so John and I can go out - but this week it has been for Me. I guess it was assumed that I shouldn't be left alone - so my mom and my friends volunteered to stay with me when John needs to go out and about. John is also leaving this next Monday for work and while he is gone I have Molly staying on monday, Alice on tuesday and my mom on wednesday. I will need help with getting the girls fed, to bed and then up and dressed in the morning and out the door.
However, after being home a week today I was wondering if I could start being left alone a bit.
I am navigating the stairs OK. I was calling for an escort to go up and down, but I have been a lot better on my own. I don't feel like I am over doing it. I feel like I am being careful. I am not lifting more them my 10lb limit - i can be really creative when I need to scoot something across the table, or I ask one of my girls to help me.
I surely didn't expect to feel this good after being home a week - but I feel good and pretty consistent. I think instead maybe I could have someone on-call in case I needed anything.
Lets see what John (the gatekeeper) says.......
In the fall of 2008 I was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation -Type 1. I learned to accept & live with my symptoms and was trying to put off the surgery as long as possible. In the fall of 2010 I developed Syringomyelia and was told I should have surgery asap. I had a successful decompression surgery by Dr. Oro on 11.16.10 and with as good as I feel, I would like to consider me "cured"
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