Went for my three week followup yesterday with my Neurologist.. I discussed all of my questions and concerns with him..
My main concerns were the fatigue, leg pain, bed sore, bowel issue and mood swings.. Fatigue was something he addressed because not only do I get tired out just doing basic things like showering but it has been compounded by the lack of sleep lately which has been brought about by the leg pain which also hasn't been helping my mood swings. So, he upped my Zanaflex, took me off of Lyrica for the nerve pain and prescribed Amitriptyline which should help the pain and also it is an antidepressant and also helps as a sleep aid.. I took my first dose last night and my wife actually had to wake me up this morning to get ready for my PT. So, I'd say that it worked pretty well.
He looked at the bed sore and felt that it was very superficial..prescribed some cream for it and said to go to my appointment on Tuesday and they will get me fixed up.. he was not terribly concerned with it...so that relieved me.
For the bowel issue..he prescribed me a suppository that I am supposed to use in the morning after breakfast and he said I should be good for the rest of the day.. cool..!! Which, if that's the case then I'll be able to rid myself of these blasted diapers.. woohoo...
So, with all that being said..If I can get some of these issues resolved and just concentrate on my PT maybe I'll start making some progress..
Which, I went to my PT today..it went pretty well.. I was still a little groggy from that dose of Amiltriptyline. While I was I at my followup yesterday I asked the doc about water therapy and he seemed to feel that would be a good thing..so he wrote me a Rx for that and I discussed that with my Physical Therapist today and they felt that would be a good idea also...but I have to get my bed sore healed first....So, I will be doing PT twice a week as I am now and then Water Therapy once a week for 12 weeks.
Returning back to work... that's up in the air for now.. Physically.. I would be exhausted in an hour.. and mentally... I can't even imagine right now..
That's all folks..