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Tag Archives: independence
Complex Pain Management – 13 Feb 2013
Complex Pain Management specialists have become my best friends. It is pretty self-explanatory. They are responsible to make sure that the pain is under control and all the pills play nice together. We are talking serious drugs here and today … Continue reading
Posted in Back pain & fractures, Going Home, Healing Process, Home Challenges, Mobility Issues, New Normal, Side effects of long term steroids
Tagged adapted apartment, assisted living, back pain, GVHD, increased expenses, independence, limited mobility, living with cancer, mobility issues, steroids, vertebroplasty, wheelchair
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Standing Up High Tech – 18 April 2012
Steroid Myopathy (weakness and loss of body and muscle mass in the hips, thighs, legs, feet, shoulders and upper back, and to a lesser extent the arms as well) had me completely bed-bound since approximately April 7, 2012. Daily, I … Continue reading
Posted in Healing Process, Post-Transplant Issues, Post-Transplant Updates, Relapse issues, Side effects of long term steroids, Tips & Tricks
Tagged autonomy, bedpan, build muscles, build strength, don't give p, ego, exercising, find tips and tricks, independence, keep moral up, loss of body mass, loss of movemement, loss of muscle mass, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, shuffle, standing on own two feet, Steroid myopathy, use of arms, use of legs
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