So I am bed ridden

[RetiredGySgt]

I have been bedridden with just a small amount of time each day spent in a wheelchair since about June of 2022.

I am learning to walk again. I lost 130 pounds over a bit of year and am still heavy I weigh 234 my max weight should be 186 or so. All the weight dropped has added me in moving around and I stand a lot on the side of the bed.

I just walked with the aid of a walker from my room to the living room and back. And I only started therapy a week or so ago. My goal is to be able to use the bathroom again, which means I need to get a bar put up in the bathroom cause the walker is too wide to enter and where the bathroom sits, we can't widen the door. I am basically able to walk there now just can't enter yet. The Bathroom is closer to my bedroom then the living room is.

I am also spending more time in the chair. I have bedsores and it is good for them to change how I am laying or sitting. So, things are looking up for me.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

I have been bedridden with just a small amount of time each day spent in a wheelchair since about June of 2022.

I am learning to walk again. I lost 130 pounds over a bit of year and am still heavy I weigh 234 my max weight should be 186 or so. All the weight dropped has added me in moving around and I stand a lot on the side of the bed.

I just walked with the aid of a walker from my room to the living room and back. And I only started therapy a week or so ago. My goal is to be able to use the bathroom again, which means I need to get a bar put up in the bathroom cause the walker is too wide to enter and where the bathroom sits, we can't widen the door. I am basically able to walk there now just can't enter yet. The Bathroom is closer to my bedroom then the living room is.

I am also spending more time in the chair. I have bedsores and it is good for them to change how I am laying or sitting. So, things are looking up for me.

Get well Sgt

 

[1srelluc]

What was wrong with you?

Good to hear you are up and taking it slow.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

What was wrong with you?

Good to hear you are up and taking it slow.

I hadnt been walking well since 2016 or so was using a wheelchair for anything more than a few hundred feet. then in December 2020 I passed out in the bathroom from covid and came down hard and shattered my right ankle. Because I had covid they wouldnt operate so I had to heal the old-fashioned way spent 8 months in a nursing home with a cast and orders not to put any weight on the ankle.

the cast I had for 7 months and then spent a month learning to walk again. When I got home I had a hospital bed and got lazy didnt get up much. about 6 months later I was leaving a doctor visit and fell trying to get in the car. Pretty much gave up after that.

But my grandkids live with me now and have motivated me to try again.

 

[yidnar]

I have been bedridden with just a small amount of time each day spent in a wheelchair since about June of 2022.

I am learning to walk again. I lost 130 pounds over a bit of year and am still heavy I weigh 234 my max weight should be 186 or so. All the weight dropped has added me in moving around and I stand a lot on the side of the bed.

I just walked with the aid of a walker from my room to the living room and back. And I only started therapy a week or so ago. My goal is to be able to use the bathroom again, which means I need to get a bar put up in the bathroom cause the walker is too wide to enter and where the bathroom sits, we can't widen the door. I am basically able to walk there now just can't enter yet. The Bathroom is closer to my bedroom then the living room is.

I am also spending more time in the chair. I have bedsores and it is good for them to change how I am laying or sitting. So, things are looking up for me.

get well Sgt .

 

[HikerGuy83]

But my grandkids live with me now and have motivated me to try again.

That is great that they are helping.

I love it when I hear of family helping family!

Please enjoy your time with them.

And all the best.

Don't hang out here too much.....it's a real downer.

 

[eagle1462010]

I Hope and Pray you Get Well Bro

 

[1srelluc]

I hadnt been walking well since 2016 or so was using a wheelchair for anything more than a few hundred feet. then in December 2020 I passed out in the bathroom from covid and came down hard and shattered my right ankle. Because I had covid they wouldnt operate so I had to heal the old-fashioned way spent 8 months in a nursing home with a cast and orders not to put any weight on the ankle.

the cast I had for 7 months and then spent a month learning to walk again. When I got home I had a hospital bed and got lazy didnt get up much. about 6 months later I was leaving a doctor visit and fell trying to get in the car. Pretty much gave up after that.

But my grandkids live with me now and have motivated me to try again.

Yeah, I doubt if the wife has a year or two left, the covid (early version) really messed her up.

Damn near killed her to start off with and it caused so much liver damage it will end-up killing her in the end.

 

[JLW]

Getting old is not for the faint of heart. Every doctor’s visit brings some new ailment. Get well soon.

 

[ChristisKing]

Well hopefully you can get better soon. It's hard to believe the things that you take for granted like walking and being able to use the toilet when you need to use the bathroom.

 

[ChristisKing]

The quoting button isn't working for me for some strange reason right now so 1srelluc I'm sorry to hear about your wife and JLW it's nice to see that you have a heart after all.

 

[MarathonMike]

I hadnt been walking well since 2016 or so was using a wheelchair for anything more than a few hundred feet. then in December 2020 I passed out in the bathroom from covid and came down hard and shattered my right ankle. Because I had covid they wouldnt operate so I had to heal the old-fashioned way spent 8 months in a nursing home with a cast and orders not to put any weight on the ankle.

the cast I had for 7 months and then spent a month learning to walk again. When I got home I had a hospital bed and got lazy didnt get up much. about 6 months later I was leaving a doctor visit and fell trying to get in the car. Pretty much gave up after that.

But my grandkids live with me now and have motivated me to try again.

Sorry to read this Sarge, I wish you the best. Every day is an opportunity to get a little better.

 

[excalibur]

I have been bedridden with just a small amount of time each day spent in a wheelchair since about June of 2022.

I am learning to walk again. I lost 130 pounds over a bit of year and am still heavy I weigh 234 my max weight should be 186 or so. All the weight dropped has added me in moving around and I stand a lot on the side of the bed.

I just walked with the aid of a walker from my room to the living room and back. And I only started therapy a week or so ago. My goal is to be able to use the bathroom again, which means I need to get a bar put up in the bathroom cause the walker is too wide to enter and where the bathroom sits, we can't widen the door. I am basically able to walk there now just can't enter yet. The Bathroom is closer to my bedroom then the living room is.

I am also spending more time in the chair. I have bedsores and it is good for them to change how I am laying or sitting. So, things are looking up for me.

May God speed your healing.

 

[deannalw]

I have been bedridden with just a small amount of time each day spent in a wheelchair since about June of 2022.

I am learning to walk again. I lost 130 pounds over a bit of year and am still heavy I weigh 234 my max weight should be 186 or so. All the weight dropped has added me in moving around and I stand a lot on the side of the bed.

I just walked with the aid of a walker from my room to the living room and back. And I only started therapy a week or so ago. My goal is to be able to use the bathroom again, which means I need to get a bar put up in the bathroom cause the walker is too wide to enter and where the bathroom sits, we can't widen the door. I am basically able to walk there now just can't enter yet. The Bathroom is closer to my bedroom then the living room is.

I am also spending more time in the chair. I have bedsores and it is good for them to change how I am laying or sitting. So, things are looking up for me.

I wish you much luck in your continuing recovery.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

I have been bedridden with just a small amount of time each day spent in a wheelchair since about June of 2022.

I am learning to walk again. I lost 130 pounds over a bit of year and am still heavy I weigh 234 my max weight should be 186 or so. All the weight dropped has added me in moving around and I stand a lot on the side of the bed.

I just walked with the aid of a walker from my room to the living room and back. And I only started therapy a week or so ago. My goal is to be able to use the bathroom again, which means I need to get a bar put up in the bathroom cause the walker is too wide to enter and where the bathroom sits, we can't widen the door. I am basically able to walk there now just can't enter yet. The Bathroom is closer to my bedroom then the living room is.

I am also spending more time in the chair. I have bedsores and it is good for them to change how I am laying or sitting. So, things are looking up for me.

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God Bless you!

Just keep the momentum going, and rely on us when you need a boost! Thanks for letting us know about your progress.

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[Rawley]

I hadnt been walking well since 2016 or so was using a wheelchair for anything more than a few hundred feet. then in December 2020 I passed out in the bathroom from covid and came down hard and shattered my right ankle. Because I had covid they wouldnt operate so I had to heal the old-fashioned way spent 8 months in a nursing home with a cast and orders not to put any weight on the ankle.

the cast I had for 7 months and then spent a month learning to walk again. When I got home I had a hospital bed and got lazy didnt get up much. about 6 months later I was leaving a doctor visit and fell trying to get in the car. Pretty much gave up after that.

But my grandkids live with me now and have motivated me to try again.

So sorry to hear. Now get your ass out of that bed and do some laps around the house.

 

[Concerned American]

I have been bedridden with just a small amount of time each day spent in a wheelchair since about June of 2022.

I am learning to walk again. I lost 130 pounds over a bit of year and am still heavy I weigh 234 my max weight should be 186 or so. All the weight dropped has added me in moving around and I stand a lot on the side of the bed.

I just walked with the aid of a walker from my room to the living room and back. And I only started therapy a week or so ago. My goal is to be able to use the bathroom again, which means I need to get a bar put up in the bathroom cause the walker is too wide to enter and where the bathroom sits, we can't widen the door. I am basically able to walk there now just can't enter yet. The Bathroom is closer to my bedroom then the living room is.

I am also spending more time in the chair. I have bedsores and it is good for them to change how I am laying or sitting. So, things are looking up for me.

Keep plugging away, Gunny. Glad to hear you're improving! Semper Fi.

 

[Muhammed]

I hadnt been walking well since 2016 or so was using a wheelchair for anything more than a few hundred feet. then in December 2020 I passed out in the bathroom from covid and came down hard and shattered my right ankle. Because I had covid they wouldnt operate so I had to heal the old-fashioned way spent 8 months in a nursing home with a cast and orders not to put any weight on the ankle.

the cast I had for 7 months and then spent a month learning to walk again. When I got home I had a hospital bed and got lazy didnt get up much. about 6 months later I was leaving a doctor visit and fell trying to get in the car. Pretty much gave up after that.

But my grandkids live with me now and have motivated me to try again.

7 months is a long time to be in a cast. It takes a while to recover from that.

Good luck.

Don't skip your therapy.

 

[Moonglow]

I have been bedridden with just a small amount of time each day spent in a wheelchair since about June of 2022.

I am learning to walk again. I lost 130 pounds over a bit of year and am still heavy I weigh 234 my max weight should be 186 or so. All the weight dropped has added me in moving around and I stand a lot on the side of the bed.

I just walked with the aid of a walker from my room to the living room and back. And I only started therapy a week or so ago. My goal is to be able to use the bathroom again, which means I need to get a bar put up in the bathroom cause the walker is too wide to enter and where the bathroom sits, we can't widen the door. I am basically able to walk there now just can't enter yet. The Bathroom is closer to my bedroom then the living room is.

I am also spending more time in the chair. I have bedsores and it is good for them to change how I am laying or sitting. So, things are looking up for me.

 

[Moonglow]

Until I got my pain-blocking implant(2002) and a spinal laminectomy(2014) I couldna walk twenty feet. Now I have been upright and working as a chief engineer.