Well we’ve made it to the halfway point. Ash bounced back from the Lumbar procedure after a few days and is feeling great again. He had one more procedure yesterday, a Caudal injection into the tailbone area to try to kick-start the bladder and bowels. All went well and there were no nasty side-effects from [...]
Hi Guys, I won’t lie, its been a really rough few days. I went in for my lumbar puncture procedure on Wednesday. This was an injection of stemcells directly into the centre of my spinal cord. The side effects from this procedure are not nice, throbbing headaches, followed by nausea and vomiting and virtually no [...]
Hi everybody Well its finally cooling down here in Delhi the days are still sunny but now its pleasant! Much better for sight-seeing. Diwali was incredible, fireworks like you’ve never seen before and everywhere you look! It went on all night. Ash is doing an amazing job on his calipers, his steps get stronger and [...]
Well its only been a week since the last procedure but the team here decided today Ash was ready for the DSM – deep spinal muscle injection. This is two injections on either side of the spinal cord at injury site to stimulate the muscles around it and also his core muscles. It only took [...]
Hi everyone, Ash is currently on the last day of his second surgical procedure. This is a 3-day procedure where he has a 1mm in diameter catheter inserted into his spine half way up his back, this runs up to the point of injury at his neck and out again. Twice a day for the [...]
Today Ash finally got his calipers (leg braces) and was able to stand up, feet on solid ground for the first time in 9 years! The braces support his legs and waist while he uses his upper body strength to try and transfer weight from side to side and move his legs in a walking [...]
As you’ll be able to see form the photos it hasn’t all been hard work around here, we’ve managed to get out and about a bit and see some of the sights of Delhi. So far the markets are our favourite, sooooooooo much to look at and everything so cheap! Definitely gives you a chance [...]
All went well. The procedure itself only took about half an hour but the challenge was lying flat and staying completely still for four hours after, no movement whatsoever! Ash was very patient. Feeling slightly delicate so he’s been resting today but back into physio regime tomorrow and on the lookout for any changes in [...]
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