Procedure 2

Yes, I know its only been a few days and already a second procedure! Its monday and we are doing physio this morning. We are then going to Gautam Nagar for the procedure in the pm. Its an one day epidural injection. As it is here things never go according to the outlined time line. We are meant to go over at 11:45 but it ended up being 12:45. After the prep work of antibiotics and an IV is hooked up I am rolled off to their OR. This time I am prep'd and then the epidurals are injected multiple times at about T8-9 occurs and my body receives these strange waves of warm sensations, spasms, and tinglings. Not many minutes later Ashish says how do you feel and what are you feeling. I tell him about these sensations and he says very good, very good. Then he goes down to my inclined feet and says, "try to wiggle your toes", "start with the big toes, and then the outer toes". I state that I have previously been able to move the big toes on each foot but not any others other than the 5th toe ever so slightly on the left foot. But now Ashish is telling me that I just moved, individually my 2nd, 3rd and 5th toes on the left and the 2nd and 3rd on the right foot. I ask, is this noticeable or just minimally? He states that some are minimally but has seen them distinct movement in each.
A video was recorded and will be sent to me in a few days. Cool. I hope to post this soon.
After the procedure I was taken back to my room and I had to lay still on my back with my feet up on the 2 bricks holding my bed up for the next 4 hours!!! Now this is the hard part... with blood flowing to me head and having to lay still. I also found that my butt was sticking and sweating from being in the same place after about 2hrs. Good thing it is not hot here.
I never look forward to having to do this... can't wait til I have to do the 2 or 3 day one!

In the following days at physio we have been working on increasing the walking distance and doing Swiss ball exercises over head and holding for as long as I can, sitting on the swiss ball and doing bouncing on the ball 100 times to increase circulation in my spine. Along with these exercises comes balancing without hands on the swiss ball and rotations. I am also on the mat doing kneeling with squats and holding on with one hand, etc.

I havent noticed too many changes but seemingly my abs are getting stronger with better balance and stability. My legs feel heavier after 3 days post procedure and I continue to feel more time zone adapted and more energised. Well that is all for now.