I am writing this Blog so people will understand that your life can change so fast with out any warning. I was always a good worker, worked more than I needed to. Always willing to help anyone that needs it. I have always had a large heart and am and still a very passion person.
My wife and I decided that we wanted a slow lifestyle so we made plans to move to the country. We we working to get the house in order, as well as the landscape. We thought things were good. Being more relaxed and taking our time. As the weeks passed I noticed that my legs and feet were getting sore. I was just thinking it was because I was starting to relax more. And really didn't think much of it. Then we were getting ready to go out and visit a gem and mineral show. Later that day my foot was really hurting and needed to sit down allot. My wife said i think we need to go see a doctor. But new to the area I didn't have a family doctor. So we went to an after-hours clinic. The Doctor there examine me. But with no test. Said that I pull a muscle in my Sciatica and to go home and rest for 1-3 months and I would be fine. So home we went.
A few days after seeing the doctor I was taking it easy but the pain in my foot was getting worse and worse. So we decided to go see an accupurist to see if they could help the next day. So I was getting ready for bed around 10 pm. I was in the wash room and I felt what was like a taizer on the back of my spine and my legs felt like jelly. I was able to get to the bedroom but with a great deal of pain. I was in such unbelievable pain it felt like i had Charley horses times 100 in both legs. My wife came running.She tried to rub my legs and the pain increased. So she gave me a few Advil's got some pillow to separate my legs and I finally fell asleep.
And Now This is when My Life Changed.
The next day my wife came in to wake me up so we could get to our appointment. And I realized when I tried to get up I could not. My legs were not working. My wife got a chair to see if i could sit in it, but getting me out of bed was a struggle. After a few minutes, my wife called the ambulance..
When the ambulance service came they thought I was joking. They said the only way i was getting out if this house was to get up and walk to the bed outside. Once they realized that I was serious, my wife got me out of bed and put me in a make shift wheelchair from the ambulance worker . They took me outside but still refused to put me on the bed, So my wife took me out of the chair and put me on the bed. Only then did they started to buckle me up and transport me to the hospital. Once I got to the hospital they were dumb folded and had know idea what was going on. So they sent me the the City to a bigger hospital so they could do an MRI. My wife called and they told her to stay home and not to come that i was going for some test. She asked if she could go and they said no. So she stayed home and waited for a phone call. They called her that night after I got back at 1am in the morning and told her to come and get me that I was released. The MRI showed nothing wrong. So my wife drove to the hospital to come and get me. Once she got there they told her to go back home because i was admitted. They told her that I could not use crutches so there was no sense of going home til another doctor came in to look at me. The nurses on the night shift were very ignorant and yelled at my wife and said I told you to go home. My wife finally left but she was not happy about it. She was pretty scared and not knowing what was going on. I was in the hospital for over 10days. The care i got was not the greatest. When I asked if I could have a shower , they brought me a bowl of water and soap and said go ahead. My wife stayed with me as long as she could till they asked her to go. My wife gave me a shower, changed my bed, and even helped me get out of bed into a wheelchair so we could go outside.None of the nurses would not even move me they said that they didn't want to hurt themselves, and said they would go get a lift. My wife was not happy and she found a way to make it work . Finally this new doctor that just moved to the area said he needs to have another couple of test and back I went to the City for more test. The test they did came back negative, but this whole time never said what they were looking for. The doctors were stumped. They said there is no reason why you can't walk. But only could i not walk my bladder and bowls were not working either. So this doctor said lets try some intervenes with Predisone and see if that helps at all. I seem to feel a bit better but still was not able to walk or move my legs. After spending 10 days in the hospital my wife ask the doctor if he can come home. She was doing all the work at the hospital so he would be more comfortable at home. The doctor agreed, But she said he could go home if we had a ramp. So my wife called around for a temporarily ramp and they said that most of the places she called said they could not get to the house for a month. The Doctor said how are you going to get him in the house . I said i will find a way. My wife went to a local Lion's Club and rented a wheelchair. The Doctor said we are going to book an ambulance to take him in the house. I was being released at 3pm , so my wife went ahead of me to get supplies before I got home. The nurse came to me and said since you have been release here is a chair and you have to go sit in the waiting room, since we need your bed. I called my wife around 6 pm and told her that the ambulance services said that he was not a priority and he would have to wait til they were free to take me. So my wife got a friend and came to pick me up at the hospital to take me home. I finally got picked up at 8pm . Once we got home we got some neighbours together and 5 people picked up the chair with me in and up the stairs and into the house I went. I was so happy to be home. And from that day I was released to almost a year I stayed prisoner in my home with no way of getting outside.
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