Walking Upright, Sleeping OK

Before surgery walked bent over. I am walking straight up now, can walk 1/2-mile without aid.

01/24/2017

Before surgery walked bent over. I am walking straight up now, can walk 1/2-mile without aid (cane). Before about 200 feet. Before I could get a good night's sleep with Tramadol and Gabapentin. Now can only get 4 to 6 hours with Percocet pain pill. Used to have severe lower back pain at times. Now I get moderate to bad pain in buttocks mostly while trying to sleep at night. I have to be very careful of my sleeping position.

05/23/2017

In the months leading up to surgery things slowly kept getting worse until about three months before when it got worse by the week, and then about 2 weeks before surgery it got worse by the day, then last couple of days I could only take 2 or 3 steps without grabbing a hold of something for support to keep from falling. I walked hunched over for better than a year before surgery. Now walk erect. Until about 3 months before surgery I could lift and carry 100 pounds a few steps, still not able to do that, but I expect to get there. Had a little limp in left leg and still do. I am still a little unsteady when walking but don't feel I need a cane.