Monthly ramblings (Patreon)

Honestly, I just don't know how much more of major setbacks moms body can take. It started a month or so ago, where she was having significant pain when walking or moving and the doctors kept brushing her off saying it was arthritis or sciatic nerve pain. Then they would just write a prescription for pain killers and tell her that should do it.

Well about 3 weeks ago, mom started falling from point to point, not walking. When she did walk, somewhat upright she was dragging her feet and the pain, even on painkiller's was not tolerable. I took her back to the doctors and they wanted to give her opioid painkillers and told her she would have to learn to live with it.

At this point she could not move or walk without screaming in pain. She was and is bed bound.  at this point I took her to the emergency room and demanded what tests I wanted done. Turns out she has several herniated disks, between L3 to L5, to the point her spinal cord is deviated by 8mm in one spot and 10 mm in another. Because the hospital has to many Covid patients, she was released to follow up with an Orthopedic surgeon. 

Surgery is scheduled for this Tuesday the 25th. Lately mom has been having major surgery every two years and finally recovers and the next issue rises. Like I said, I'm not sure how much more her body can take.

Needless to say, I've not gotten much writing or anything else for that matter done in the past few weeks