hey!
bear with me,ya'll..i had 4xbypass on jan. 4th,2005. i developed a blood clot in my heart and was hospitalized again in feb.the meds i'll be on for 6 months are taking alot of energy out of me. i started walking a little at a time and apparently got the leg from which the veins were taken aggrevated and it's soooo painful,even with pain meds! the most painful is the knee. i can see the swelling down the leg from the nerves and muscles but it isn't swollen much overall! in the past 5 yrs i've had 2 spinal surgeries and a mild spinal cord injury that affects my other leg. 3 mons. after those surgeries,i was diagnoised with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy and a 3yr. battle. today i am cancer free! i've learned alot from the post. i've been lurking,trying to educated myself. does anyone have any ideas how to get myself up and walking without a kane? i keep it up when i'm sitting and recently tried heat. my docs are great but i think i downplayed how bad it hurts to sit down or walk and it doesn't look that bad. i'm 55 and still have alot of life to live. out of all i've been thru,this is the hardest recovery. thank you!