Post by betty on Aug 2, 2010 20:26:09 GMT -6
Hi friend,
Welcome.
I'm so sorry to hear of your situation.
Your husband is still very "new" in his recovery. 7 months is not a long time though I know it feels like it is adjusting to the new way of life.
Is he in Physical Therapy?
What is he doing for pain? Some of the pain meds are antidepressants.
Also seeing a counselor is a good idea if your insurance affords it. I wish I could go but I would have to stepping off the bridge for them to pay.
It would be very good for him to utilize the support of our group of fellow spinal cord tumor survivors.
Many of the guys are great in sharing their stories and how they have coped.
As for yourself I know it is hard on the spouse. I remember my husband saying to me just a couple weeks out from surgery, How long are you going to keep this up or something like that. He didn't understand.
It is hard to share how we feel. Pain is no fun and recovery takes time and patience.
Most important is to have a good team with the physiatrist, or pain management Dr and physical therapy.
Feel free to check out the posts that are on the general forum also. It will give you and your husband some idea of what we deal with.
It does get better but each each persons deficits are so different.
Please feel free to post any questions you have and I look forward to hearing from you more (and your husband) soon.
Betty
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Welcome.
I'm so sorry to hear of your situation.
Your husband is still very "new" in his recovery. 7 months is not a long time though I know it feels like it is adjusting to the new way of life.
Is he in Physical Therapy?
What is he doing for pain? Some of the pain meds are antidepressants.
Also seeing a counselor is a good idea if your insurance affords it. I wish I could go but I would have to stepping off the bridge for them to pay.
It would be very good for him to utilize the support of our group of fellow spinal cord tumor survivors.
Many of the guys are great in sharing their stories and how they have coped.
As for yourself I know it is hard on the spouse. I remember my husband saying to me just a couple weeks out from surgery, How long are you going to keep this up or something like that. He didn't understand.
It is hard to share how we feel. Pain is no fun and recovery takes time and patience.
Most important is to have a good team with the physiatrist, or pain management Dr and physical therapy.
Feel free to check out the posts that are on the general forum also. It will give you and your husband some idea of what we deal with.
It does get better but each each persons deficits are so different.
Please feel free to post any questions you have and I look forward to hearing from you more (and your husband) soon.
Betty
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