Ha! Only ten days this time.
Again, little of note has happened since our last note (sic!). The only events have been medical - for the most part, our physical condition has kept us confined to the house, thus limiting the opportunities for any events. Lew considered himself lucky to get through mass two weeks running - but accomplished that only by sitting down most of the time.
Bobbi had a second epidural on Thursday, and says she feels noticeably better. But already today she insisted on going into the prison to work. We'll see tomorrow how wise a choice that was.
Lew's pain, on the other hand, always is more than yesterday, and less than tomorrow. Since it looks like there is no way to escape surgery, we will go for a second opinion on Tuesday. After that there will be the pre-surgical physical exam, then schedule the actual surgery.
Your prayers always are appreciated.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
Columbus OH
Bad me again! I've let almost a month slip by. Busy in some ways, but not busy with things that make a good excuse.
Much of the time Lew continued to spend watching NHK - turns out Japanese educational TV is much more congenial to his taste than anything on cable, which he has not watched in years. Furthermore, the technical quality of the video is excellent - HD, no less. Internet video has come a long way in just the last few years. The content is more interesting, more objective, and much more polite.
The medical situation remains problematic. Bobbi and Lew both now have rather disabling back pain. Neither can stand/walk for more than a few minutes without the pain becoming incapacitating. Neither has any reasonable prospect of eliminating that pain surgically, though there certainly would be improved load-bearing as well as some reduction in pain and capacity. Surgical risk would be not inconsiderable due to age and Bobbi's weight. Convalescence would require some months for both, and that likely at the same time. In the end, both would be left with almost no flexibility in the lumbar spine. Hard decisions.
Fortunately Scott and his family as well as the two younger sons are doing well. Scott's family visited us for several days a couple of weeks ago, very welcome since we were unable to get down to see them last winter. They have many photos of their vacation posted on the web, and I will try to include links in my next entry.
Much of the time Lew continued to spend watching NHK - turns out Japanese educational TV is much more congenial to his taste than anything on cable, which he has not watched in years. Furthermore, the technical quality of the video is excellent - HD, no less. Internet video has come a long way in just the last few years. The content is more interesting, more objective, and much more polite.
The medical situation remains problematic. Bobbi and Lew both now have rather disabling back pain. Neither can stand/walk for more than a few minutes without the pain becoming incapacitating. Neither has any reasonable prospect of eliminating that pain surgically, though there certainly would be improved load-bearing as well as some reduction in pain and capacity. Surgical risk would be not inconsiderable due to age and Bobbi's weight. Convalescence would require some months for both, and that likely at the same time. In the end, both would be left with almost no flexibility in the lumbar spine. Hard decisions.
Fortunately Scott and his family as well as the two younger sons are doing well. Scott's family visited us for several days a couple of weeks ago, very welcome since we were unable to get down to see them last winter. They have many photos of their vacation posted on the web, and I will try to include links in my next entry.
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