#and by any reasonable metric I'm still pretty significantly Energy Limiting Condition

[coldwind-shiningstars]

I always forget I have to tell people or if I have already told people BUT for the record. I had my tethered cord surgery about five months ago FINALLY and the changes are... honestly astonishing. I've been walking around little shops again! I'm having much less "oh I just can't move at all"! My GI and bladder issues are so much better! I don't seem to have baseline respiratory muscle weakness anymore? I've generally got much more energy! It's striking that if I Do overdo it a lot of the muscle weakness symptoms come back, I'm pretty sure the improvement is because I've got more "reserves" in my day to day life and I'm not exhausting myself sitting up anymore.

It's been really wonderful :D