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.
May your back heal completely and you return to your normal active self.
Are you getting enough vitamin D, vitamin K2 and possibly a boron supplement? This all gets that calcium to the right places and out of the wrong places.
edit. May your pain be lessened to a level so that all that it does is prevent you from further injuring that vertebra.
My vitamin D levels were at 85 the last blood test. I take a bone supplement daily that has all of these ingredients over the counter. But I also have a history of osteoporosis. And am currently off the biophosnates for over a year taking a break. Last bone scan just this past month showed I am gaining bone so no meds were needed. I am taking ASEA water daily for a year now. It was healing my bones (scan showed new bone growth) but it takes two years I heard to go off the bone drugs permanently.
With vitamin D take into account you’ll probably be getting less sunshine while you’re laid up!
Praying for you patriot!