Quote - ...oh and look at this litte crease above the hip - too cute!!

 

By the way, folks: I just talked to Leo who is still and at least for three more weeks in the rehab center. He wanted me to pass big hugs to you all, the guys here may imagine that bone-cracking hug with lots of friendly slapping on the back men enjoy so much

A fellow-merchant and friend was able to find some nice person willing to send him a laptop for the weeks in the rehab and he will get himself a surf-stick so that he can go online and post a "Hello" by himself soon. The clinic charges more than two Euros for an hour at the internet terminal - and this terminal seems to share it's connection with any telephone and computer in the clinic - it's pretty much as a blinker: On-off-on-off) and this is far too expensive for long internet sessions.

The rehab process is very, very slow and IMHO it's more about learning to live with the handicaps but about changing something about them. But we learnt from the doctors and your replies that time seems to have a great influence and so we are patient.

 

Years ago I ruptured a disc in my lower back. Within less than two months I was ordered back to work short one month of completing my 3 month physical therapy. My disc went again before the year was up. The second time it happened I got fired when the personnel manager found out I ws going to be out for three months to completely finish my phyical regime or I would wind up in a wheelchair.

It slips or ruptures again and again now an has for years. For years since I have been in and out of physical therapy and sports therapy facilties trying to keep my core strength up in a supervised environment (out of fear of not doing an exercise right and causing more injury).

i had insurance then.I don't any longer. My back is worse someimes again as ever but no moe therapy for me. I just deal with the pain. Amazing what the body gets used to. Of course I also aggrvate the nerves and run the risk of becoming chair ridden but...........

So yes, physical therapy is painful and lengthy depending on the injury and painfully tedious and EXPENSIVE. He will have to be dedicated and WANT to get back to a semblance of normalcy for it to work. Is he driven?

Best wish to him from one who understands the pain and frustration.....to some degree of course.