News about Reggie!

[Susie*Bee]

Thanks for the pics, Reggie. It looks like you are doing really well. Your scar looks about like mine did, with all the steri-strips. And nice foot! Do you have drop foot from CMT or some other reason? You have probably said, but I don't remember. Thanks for updating us. You are doing great!

[JenniferG]

Thanks for sharing your photos Reggie. Glad you're gradually improving. Did it hurt to sit in that chair the first time? And was/is it painful to lie on your side?

Look forward to more news and pics soon!

[discombobulated]

Looking good, Reggie

You'll be home & getting back to life in no time!

Take care. Thinking of you.

[str8nnup]

Thanks for sharing your photos Reggie. Glad you're gradually improving. Did it hurt to sit in that chair the first time? And was/is it painful to lie on your side?

Look forward to more news and pics soon!

Yes to all the questions. Not to scare or anything, but it hurt bad. The more I move, the more it hurts, but thats what is is all about. Post more in a while.

Reggie

[JoAnn5]

Bless your heart, Reggie!! Those pics brought all my memories back, too. Sure are some rough days... but you will get thru them.

Be careful walking. I thought i was being so good and walking farther than they expected me too. Then all of a sudden my strength was gone and my knees started wobbling... and i'd forgotten i still had to turn around and go all the way back!! So just start gradually!!

Hugs to u both.
JoAnn

[loves to skate]

Hi Reggie,
You look a whole lot better than I did so soon after surgery. I'm so glad to see you doing so well. Yes, it does hurt to sit up but is easier to eat sitting up than lying down. I remember being in tears after sitting up for about 15 minutes. Thankfully it gets easier. Take good care and thanks for the update and photos. Sally

[txmarinemom]

... Be careful walking. I thought i was being so good and walking farther than they expected me too. Then all of a sudden my strength was gone and my knees started wobbling... and i'd forgotten i still had to turn around and go all the way back!! ...

This cracked me up, JoAnn. I had the exact same issue when I started training for the 5K on my third day home ...

I had to remind myself all the time to save some energy to get back to the house! While I always carried my cell phone, I would have been mortified to have to call for a ride home with my driveway in sight ;-).

Reggie, hang in there. You're dead on about while it hurts to move, it's the best thing you can do. It will make things better. And FYI, it took me months before lying on my side was comfortable ... my shoulders hurt. At some point (I don't even recall when now) it just resolved. Thanks for sharing the pics!

Best regards,
Pam

[Qikdraw]

Looking good Reggie!

All the pain right now is definately worth it, and you will not regret it one bit! Seeing those pics brought back memories.

Brad

[JenniferG]

Reggie, I thought that look on your face was pain! <eek, ouch, yikes!>

But it's good to know the truth, always, no matter what.

[sccrm08]

Reggie,

You look great sitting there. They did not try to get me to sit until 48 hours after surgery and I was still in ICU. Even then they did all the work and brought in a special chair that laid flat like a bed and then they used a remote control to bring it into a sitting position. As soon as I was sitting I started to Vomit and everytime the nurse got me cleand up I did it again. Needless to say they got me back to a flat position after that.

Best of luck with your recovery.

[Louisse]

thanks for posting the pics Reggie - boy did they bring back the memories for us all!
I wish you the strength and best for your recovery - those first few weeks are tough indeed but hang on in there.
I sat up 48 hrs after my op on the side of the bed for a few mins, and then the next day sat up long enough to eat some sunday lunch boy that was hard but I did it!
Wishing you a smooth recovery and all the best.
Louisse

[Ginger W.]

Thanks so much for sharing the photos, Reggie and Laura. The backside shot shows how our scars REALLY LOOK after surgery. I can't believe how mine has turned into a little line in the middle of my back. Five months of healing does remarkable things.

[trishthedish]

Wow! You look a hell of a lot better than I did sitting in that chair! Seems I remember bawling and begging to go back to bed. I could walk for laps and laps around the nurses station, but something about bending at the waist to sit just ate my lunch. Seeing those pics does bring back the memories! Congrats for making it through to the other side. You'll be in my prayers for rapid healing.