To: rvpiano
I wish to offer constructive and heartfelt encouragement based on parallel personal experience. After 7 decades of being blessed with exceptional health, I suffered a fractured femur while helping a parishioner navigate his wheelchair on church grounds. Emergency surgery was performed and for 60 days I could not place weight on my left leg or begin physical therapy (PT). For the following 6 months, I could not walk without support or climb the 18 steps leading to my upstairs music listening room.
Music has been my respite since my early teens, and the 3500 LPs and 1500 CDs are my ultimate leisurely source of comfort, solace, joy, and inspiration. When I was finally able to crawl and limp up the stairs, I spent time selectively listening to my CDs while attempting to complete my home PT assignments. I also invested hours sitting in my music listening chairs contemplating how to reconfigure the 3 separate audio (strictly 2-channel plus subwoofer) systems to facilitate playing my LPs, CDs, and cassette tapes. Thanks to the grace of God and my family, I now have the equipment and speakers well placed and I can access my media, players, and interconnects without trepidation or incurring too much pain.
I am still in outpatient PT after 2 years, attributable to related back, sciatica and achilles complications. However, you can well imagine the pleasure and satisfaction I derive in listening to, and viewing, my media and audio sources. My point of this diatribe is to assure you that patience, adherence to medical counsel, and focus on overall wellness will be rewarded. While you may never again be a virtuoso of the air guitar, you have your music. Blessings to you in the days ahead.