Hey nubbin02. I don't know if this is for you or not without knowing more about you. My wife fell a few years back and had 22 spinal fractures. After surgery, the doc told her not to expect much along the lines of recovery.
We started her on a simple one body part/day program like this:
Legs
Leg extension, leg curls, calf raises
Arms
BB curl, skullcrusher, DB curl, tricep pushdowns
Shoulders
SEATED bb shoulder press
SEATED WITH A BACK SUPPORT db shoulder press
shrugs
upright rows with back against a wall for perfect form
Back
cable "leanbacks"
She started in the low cable row station, sat in the floor, braced her feet, pulled the cable to her abdomen and leaned back from perpindicular to floor to 45 degrees or so from the floor - this was to simulate a deadlift without actually deadlifting. She eventually was able to take it all the way to the floor and will someday move on to real deadlifts (with a trap bar).
Lat pulldown
One arm dumbell row with one hand and one knee on a bench for support.
Chest/abs
flat bench press
incline bench press
decline bench press
cable crunches (8-10 reps)
decline crunches with weight added (eventually) Done in sets of 8-10 reps.
We borrowed heavily from max ot (maximum overload training) for her program design with one exception...we didn't start with maximum overload.
We experimented the first week to find the heaviest weight she could handle for 6 reps. This was the starting point for EVERY EXERCISE.
Week 1 - 3 sets of 4 reps with this weight (that's right started with less than she could handle)
Week 2 - 3 sets of 5 reps with this weight
Week 3 - 3 sets of 6 reps with this weight
Out of the gym in 30 minutes every time.
week 4 increased weight by 2.5-5 pounds for everything, dropped back to 3x4 again and worked up to 3x6.
Soon enough she was making better and better strength increases, adding weight every other week, Eventually she worked her way up to when she added weight - 4 reps was all she could handle. Usually, a week later, she could get 6 reps with the same weight so time for another increase.
Just ease into it, don't get hurt, make a program that you respond to, and take care. This is what we did and it was effective for her. You may have to find something different, but give this one some thought to see if it's for you or not.
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