I’m sure you’ve noticed, but a new season is upon us, whether we’re ready or not! I love this warm weather – the great part is that it cools off to the mid-40s, so you can sleep all snuggly under the blankets until 8:30 a.m. (yes, that’s what time I set my alarm to.
That and 3 a.m., so I can take two Tylenol so I don’t wake up with a headache. But, I am so pleased! I am off of the hard drugs, and virtually pain free!!!!!!!!!
And, my hand is making incredible strides these days – it gives me actual hope! Oh, and I ran back and forth in my hallway, (just to see if I could), and my knee didn’t give out as much as usual!!!!! There is hope for me yet.
Next? FLIP FLOPS, my arch nemesis.
My hair is coming in okay – probably fast to some, but I still have to do my hair everyday to cover it up, and the scars they sent me home with are healing nicely (almost gone).
In addition to all of this, I can drive again! (I was supposed to voluntarily take a month off after the surgery – cause it’s on your brain, and thinking and reaction time could be affected. “What if you got in an accident?” Dr. Chen said. “Okay, I will follow the rules.”
But the rules have time limits, luckily!
I have 8-10 appts. each week, and am trying to stack them on two days and/or nights, so I can start subbing again. I’ve applied to a few jobs, one that I’m really excited about, so I’m waiting to hear back. I think I’m ready! (we’ll see)
I have been getting tired, surprisingly, since about Saturday. My specialists said that it could be from the stress creating adrenaline the last 4 weeks, or the after effects of the anesthesia finally wearing off. Who knows, but this tired stuff isn’t all it’s cracked up to be – especially when you have places to go!
I can finally push the elevator buttons with my left fingers, and can button my jeans the first time, every time! (the pulling one side over to the button and the pushing the button through has been a challenge. We are just fine tuning, really.
Some of my therapies have stalled out because they are waiting for further “you’re not fragile, you can lift a two pound dumbbell” instructions from Dr. Chen, but I can’t see him until I get an MRI, and they are delaying calling me back to schedule…it’s okay, because I HATE MRIs. Loathe. Abhor. I wish I could eat hospital food for a week over getting anymore…
The naturopath wants to put me on a detox soon if I’m not too fragile, so I can get a clean start from after the surgery, and I am getting acupuncture twice a week to help with circulation, stress, range of motion, and headaches. I go in for a check-up with Dr. Wojciechowski (the eye specialist), next week, to see how I’m progressing, and to set a plan up for the future.
Overall, I am happy, and so thankful everything went as well as it did. And, I am thankful that I will not have to take public transportation in the rain this fall! Sorry polar bears, I must drive!!!
Read Katherine Wolf’s blog (link to the right). She inspires me to keep going. Did I tell you her acronym for all of this?
W.I.N. – Whatever Is Necessary. Yep, sounds like me – I am going to borrow it from her.
*Book is coming along, in between appts. I just found an email I sent to my college roommate detailing an incident I already wrote about! I am thrilled to have found an original source, written the same day, not 8 years later. I am s o excited for it!
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