@jude07, I salute your courage and strong will in pushing yourself down those steps and outside following your back fracture. Even knowing how important to healing those painful efforts can be, It calls for tough stuff to take those steps while still in pain! Congrats on stopping the OxyContin too. So much is being written about how addictive it can be. I was on it for a very short period and remember that while it did help the pain, the brain fog made me feel like I was experiencing an alternative universe. Good to know that Tylenol brought you help for much needed rest as well.

After a fall resulting in 7 fractures years ago, the lengthy and arduous p.t. required would have me thinking, "I just can't do this today." But then I'd recall how two very close friends reacted following their close together hip replacement surgeries. One did p.t. as instructed and regained mobility and ease saying she wished she'd had the surgery earlier. The other refused the p.t. "because it was too painful" and a after several months of "favoring the hip", began using a cane followed by a walker. Within a few years, she had to rely on a wheelchair which dramatically changed her life.

Sending best thoughts for healing for your precious little hospitalized grandson. Please let us know how he fares.