"cwdjrxyz" > wrote in message
...
> The last day of July I developed extreme pain in the back and pelvis
> area and the worst cramps in all of the left leg that I have ever
> experienced. I could not walk and live alone. I was able to call th
> ambulance, call a brother in another state, and crawl to the door to
> unlock it.I was rushed for a CAT scan in he emergency room and a
> fracture was soon found.Massive doses of narcotics and powerful
> steroids reduced the pain and cramps considerably. I will spare you
> the details.I am now able to be home again using a walker for short
> times.Sitting very long produces pain. I thus likely will not post
> here much for a while longer.
>
> The Faqs for this group remain up and my domains are automatically
> renewed every year. Mark Lipton has copies of the FAQs code in case
> worst comes to worst.
>
> I have had no interest in wine or food since the problem, likely
> because of some of the drugs given including 30 ml of long-lasting
> steroids just before I left the hospital.
>
> I am 76 years old, so recovery likely will not be as fast as when I
> was 9 years old and had my spine and pelvis fractured in a head-on
> collision between the school bus I was on and a loaded log truck.

Glad you are back and still with us. Thankful you are alive. Takes
time to heal as we all know as the age dial clicks higher.
God bless you.

Moneypenny