Hi all,
As a reminder, I was fused from T9 to S1 with pelvic fixation on January 23rd. I live in Syracuse, New York.
My husband is traveling by car to Boston for a conference from May 4th to May 8th, so essentially 5 days and 4 nights away from home. He has invited me to come with him. I'm trying to decide whether or not I want to go. Or more accurately, whether or not I would be comfortable both in the car for 4 to 5 hours or so at a time, and in unfamiliar surroundings for 5 days (I'd welcome the different scenery for sure...). I have no idea if the chairs in the hotel (the Colonnade in the Back Bay area) will be comfortable for me, or whether or not the bed will be comfortable for me. Right now I spend the first few hours sleeping in a recliner before I go to my bed; I've found that I am more restless due to discomfort if I try to spend the whole night in my bed.
I've also developed a routine here at home that would have to change quite a bit if I were away; for one thing, I most likely wouldn't be starting off each morning with prune juice. And I doubt there would be a good place for me to do the exercises that I am supposed to do at my kitchen sink; I don't think that hotel rooms have counters that come up that high as a rule.
If I don't go with my husband, then I'll have to count on my son being willing to pull my car out of the garage and point it out to the street for me -- which a 24-year old isn't always going to be willing to do or even available to do (sometimes he works very early hours). And I'll also have to make my own dinner for 5 nights (he's the cook, not me -- the best I can do is microwave something, but that gets old after a couple of days).
Whether I stay here or go with my husband, there will be challenges either way. Any advice? Is anybody familiar with the Colonnade Hotel in Boston's Back Bay area? If so, can you tell me whether or not the rooms have comfortable chairs and beds?
-- Thanks,
Mary
As a reminder, I was fused from T9 to S1 with pelvic fixation on January 23rd. I live in Syracuse, New York.
My husband is traveling by car to Boston for a conference from May 4th to May 8th, so essentially 5 days and 4 nights away from home. He has invited me to come with him. I'm trying to decide whether or not I want to go. Or more accurately, whether or not I would be comfortable both in the car for 4 to 5 hours or so at a time, and in unfamiliar surroundings for 5 days (I'd welcome the different scenery for sure...). I have no idea if the chairs in the hotel (the Colonnade in the Back Bay area) will be comfortable for me, or whether or not the bed will be comfortable for me. Right now I spend the first few hours sleeping in a recliner before I go to my bed; I've found that I am more restless due to discomfort if I try to spend the whole night in my bed.
I've also developed a routine here at home that would have to change quite a bit if I were away; for one thing, I most likely wouldn't be starting off each morning with prune juice. And I doubt there would be a good place for me to do the exercises that I am supposed to do at my kitchen sink; I don't think that hotel rooms have counters that come up that high as a rule.
If I don't go with my husband, then I'll have to count on my son being willing to pull my car out of the garage and point it out to the street for me -- which a 24-year old isn't always going to be willing to do or even available to do (sometimes he works very early hours). And I'll also have to make my own dinner for 5 nights (he's the cook, not me -- the best I can do is microwave something, but that gets old after a couple of days).
Whether I stay here or go with my husband, there will be challenges either way. Any advice? Is anybody familiar with the Colonnade Hotel in Boston's Back Bay area? If so, can you tell me whether or not the rooms have comfortable chairs and beds?
-- Thanks,
Mary
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