Post by iam1ofjw on Feb 5, 2010 21:27:48 GMT -6
:)i am back. i had my surgery in november. i was in the hospital for a week. they said what i had was a Schwannoma
the doc got it all in one piece he said. i woke up, and even though i walked after 48 hrs, well sat anyway. walked later. i was very weak and have been recuperating with the aid of a walker with a seat. i started out walking up and down the hospital corridor and am up to a mile now.
i do sit when i get tired but i am doing better than before the surgery. apparently what i thought was arthritis was caused by the tumor.
i am still having some inability to control some of my urine and anal muscles. but not taking pain meds as often. of course i have learned to stop doing whatever i am doing when pain starts. i don't have much to say about the experience. the recovery went well i guess. because i have so much wrong with me, it was hard to know what was normal for the recovery. i had and still have a hard time getting out of bed, but that was the way it was before. and it is cold weather so i don't get out except when the temp is above 50. so other than the fact i am not doing my exercises like i should, i know i need to do more. i guess i was fortunate, this was not more serious.
the doc got it all in one piece he said. i woke up, and even though i walked after 48 hrs, well sat anyway. walked later. i was very weak and have been recuperating with the aid of a walker with a seat. i started out walking up and down the hospital corridor and am up to a mile now.
i do sit when i get tired but i am doing better than before the surgery. apparently what i thought was arthritis was caused by the tumor.
i am still having some inability to control some of my urine and anal muscles. but not taking pain meds as often. of course i have learned to stop doing whatever i am doing when pain starts. i don't have much to say about the experience. the recovery went well i guess. because i have so much wrong with me, it was hard to know what was normal for the recovery. i had and still have a hard time getting out of bed, but that was the way it was before. and it is cold weather so i don't get out except when the temp is above 50. so other than the fact i am not doing my exercises like i should, i know i need to do more. i guess i was fortunate, this was not more serious.
