Living in a Recliner

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JeeVee

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Yes, I am.

I pondered where to put this thread, since it has components that belong on the kidney board, the stroke board, the heart board, the hypertension board, the thyroid board, the anemia board, the RLS board, the depression board, the pain management board, the orthopedic board...ad nauseum!

Just listing all those things freaks me out! I honestly have all these things going on at once, and I am no hypochondriac, in fact quite the opposite! I am a young 49 years old woman, active, and vibrant one day, and living in a recliner today! Oh, not just today, or I would never have mentioned it...I have been living in a recliner for 6 weeks!

I am tired, I will come back with more later....
 
I don't know the extent of your conditions, if one of them requires you to be bedbound/relicnerbound temporarily, but I must say that the more you stay in the recliner, the harder it will be to get back to daily life. Mobility is absolutely key to much of health. Get whatever pain relief you need so you can do physical therapy and get back into life. You are still young and have a lot of life left.
 
Thank you for your response. You are absolutely correct, which is why I am scared to death. I will start physical therapy if my condition does not improve greatly by next week, when I see my orthopedic doctor.

This is the chain of events that brought me here. First I had 4 strokes and a heart attack about 6 years ago. I fought my way back from that. As a result of the hypertension, which caused the strokes, I lost my kidney function to around 20%. I am soon to start dialysis and get on the list for a kidney transplant. I was then diagnosed hypothyroid, and anemic.

In mid October, I sat with a dear friend until his death at his bedside. That is when I became very weak and fatigued, but I chalked it up to the stress, and tried to press on. That was the beginning of the end. Finally my back went out, and that was it!

I am under the close eyes of doctors I trust, and I have appointments almost everyday it seems. I take enough medication to drop a horse, but the recently added pain medication is the one that concerns me the most.

I have elderly parents whom I should be taking care of, as well as my youngest son who is still in high school. I have always been very active, involved in my community, working, etc...up until now. I know that the longer this goes on, the harder it will be for me to overcome, but my biggest fear is that I will not overcome this. I am strong in my convictions, and keep a positive attitude, but without the strength to even stand up, how can I fight this ?
 
writeleft I am sorry to hear this! I hope you start getting physical therapy soon and that your family is willing to help out!
how are you getting to your doctors appointments?
 
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