Cauda Equina Syndrome Discussion

Shortly after my surgery I was in a coffee shop.  I was still in a wheelchair.   A mother with a teenage boy was in front of me in line,.  She must have had him shopping all day.   He was tired   So tired he was hanging all over the counter while waiting for his drinks,.   He looked back at me and said "I'll bet you're glad you have the wheelchair"  His mother almost crawled under the door to get away,.   She kept apologizing to me as she walked out,.   That time I just laughed.  It sounded like something I would say when I was 15

Hi everyone.  the weather broke here in PA.  Now it's is very comfortable to sit outside in my chair and enjoy a good cigar.  Friends took us to the local outside market on Sunday.  They have music while the local farmers and craft people sell.   Bob and I sat and listened to the music while the wives walked.   It was fun getting out.

bensan...it sounds like you had a great day! We all need days like this to remind us its not all bad and life can still be enjoyable and fun  ..minnow16...i feel very fortunate also.

I've certainly surprised myself, especially this trip I have made to Canada to visit  DJ....I would not have made this trip pre SCI but i can become pretty determined if im told i can't do something and this CES has challenged that principle more than anything in my life.
This is why i haven't let it stop me doing the things i have wanted to..its like a 'hell no'! I can and will do it! lol

I have to admit flying alone was scarey especially as i've avoided flying most of my life as im so scared of it.....



Which reminds me..i need to pack...i go home today  

That's funny kilg0retr0ut because my lower legs stay cold even when im warm......its all so kinda wierd sometimes isn't it lol Thankyou for the good will wishes for my trip home.

DJ...the two weeks went by too quickly, im not looking forward to the flight home, at all.....il miss you too

bensan, it's good to hear you think the forum is interesting! I have to say though, Canada pretty much has two seasons, winter and summer. Our winters and cold and summers are hot! Lαrα was surprised how hot it was here. Though, I'd love to live in Cali where it's warm all the time!

I lucked out on the hypersensitivity, mine isn't as bad as you guy's. I did have it fairly bad on the bottoms of my feet. I could barely walk barefoot, when I did and came across a few grains of sand, if felt like shards of glass. They used this corn husk machine to try to desensitize early on but it didn't seem to help.
At times my left leg gets real sensitive, I can even set off a shock by touching it.  I'm lucky because this has got better over time. I do still have the burning from the knee down, it's tolorable but really hasn't changed.(Tramadol helps some) Now this may sound crazy but I wonder if it's even possible that my bladder may be hypersensitive, because learning to intermitent cath. was extremely difficult, and painful. They had to send me to a hospital that delt with SCI to accomplish this.( I thought I may be stuck with the foley)  I still cath., it still hurts, but like the sensitivity, it has improved.

It's a good day.