I took a fall on Friday morning after losing my balance when my whole leg was asleep. I managed to give myself a compression fracture on my L4 vertebrae. Not fun.
I am in a lot of pain in spite of the medicine given me. I was told healing would take up to six weeks or longer. And I need to see a neurosurgeon in 6 weeks to assess my healing.
I am typically a very active 70 year old who exercises frequently, clean my own home, mow my lawn, prune bushes and weed gardens. I have never been an invalid. So this is very frustrating for me.
I was told I cannot bend, lift, or twist for at least 6 weeks. I couldn’t anyway bc of the pain.
I am asking for prayers for complete healing as I don’t want to have to go through any surgery in the future for this. Also need prayers for pain.
Thanks in advance to all you prayer frog warriors out there.
Jesus, please take away swimkin’s pain and replace it with your healing. We know all things are possible through you, and we pray this in Jesus name, amen.
Look into yoga after surgery and other approaches. I used to make fun of it, thinking it was “feminine” and for lefty loons. I’ve been doing it for two months and my back and hip pain has all but disappeared. Balance and body weight strengthening become more important as we age. There are many 65+ year olds in my classes. You can get better!