Well the Kyphoplasty procedure was not the complete success we had hoped for, although the pain has been reduced, it is still substantial and makes it difficult for Angie to move around. Another reason for the persistence of the pain is Angie has correctly diagnosed much of her nausea has been from the pain medication that has been prescribed for her. She stopped taking anything for pain Friday evening and has had the nausea virtually go away, in fact, she has been able to eat fairly normal meals Friday night, all day Saturday and today (and even a few snacks in between) and held them all down successfully!
A wonderful, longtime friend and neighbor, who is a physical therapist by profession, came to the house today and hooked Angie up to a machine that is made to help relieve pain caused by compression fractures using electrical impulses sent into her back. She has found this to be effective for her and my friend was kind enough to leave it for her to use for awhile. We are hoping she can get some lasting relief for her back from this device.
My sweet, very active and vivacious wife is finding if difficult to adjust to the fact that right now an hour's worth of even simple activity requires 2 to 3 hours of recovery time before she can do more. Last night, having seen enough of her bedroom walls for a while, wanted to go somewhere so we traveled to a furniture store where I pushed her in a wheel chair and we picked out a dresser for our bedroom. We returned home and she immediately fell asleep and to a two and half hour nap. It is frustrating for her to still have the same desires to do things and not have her body up to the task.
We both feel greatly blessed to have her feeling better. We know for her to gain more energy and strength back she needs to be able to eat and retain more substantial meals and so far this week end has been a victory for her in this regard.
We again express are love and appreciation for all of your help and concern and especially for your prayers. The blessings from these prayers have benefited us both and offer us comfort and strength beyond our own.
Angie you are one tough lady! We were so sorry to hear of your illness. You are in our prayers and we are sending lots of positive thoughts/enrgy your way.
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I'm so sad to hear what's been going on. My family and I have been some of the regulars at Su Casa for over 20 years now. We went in to eat with Amber tonight and she told me what happened and gave me this blog address. Once again I am boggled at how sometimes the worst things happen to the nicest people. Because she is truly a gem! But I can see how loved and cared for she is and if anyone can keep a good attitude through this, it'll be her. We'll miss her smile and warm hello at the restaurant. She's been so VERY much more than our waitress. She's a good friend. Please tell her we're thinking of her. -Kathy and Shawn Heisey, Kathy's mom Sally, and the kids.
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