progress?



well, i was supposed to do an update on the symtoms 5 days ago. i kinda held back cause i didn't improve as much as i was hoping to. but let's see if it has.

just so i don't forget, my current symptoms are:



2 weeks ago:

inability to sit without slouching. and doing so causes my spine to really stay curved until i lie down on a flat surface for a long time.

now:

this actually has improved yesterday believe it or not. i feel like i can finally start to put some weight on my back, even though it is still very uncomfortable, its not impossible to do. so it has definitely improved.



2 weeks ago:

discomfort on the right hip, pain ranging from 0 to 5 lying down.

now:

discomfort on the right hip. but more localized pain. it usually always hurts, so i gotta say 1 to 4. hurts more than 0, but not as bad as 5.



2 weeks ago:

pain on the right leg, ranging from 1 to 3 lying down.

now:

this has not changed. there was a time when the pain in the right leg was 0 to 1. its back to 1 to 3.



2 weeks ago:

inability to completely stand up straight.

now:

still have this, and i'm not sure if i have improved too much. i have my good days and bad. even on good days, i'm still hunched over. but i've notice i don't leave to the side much at all anymore. so small improvement here.



2 weeks ago:

all levels of pain raise up 3 numbers higher when the medication is wearing off (about the 7th hour).

now:

it goes up 1 or 2. so improment here as well.



2 weeks ago:

pain while driving is about 2 to 6 depending on duration and how long i've been outside.

now

pain while driving is actually 1 to 3. so big improvment here.





so improvements almost across the board. i'll update on the recovery again in about 1 to 2 weeks.



tihs weekend saw hero with a bunch of people. it was like crouching tiger meets the matrix. on monday, my parents and sister came over, they all cleaned all day, so my place is actually really clean now. they also did my laundry so that is going to help me considerably.