I can't believe it's almost been a month since my surgery. In a way I can. For a good part of it, you are all drugged up and in pain that you don't really remember a lot of the time that goes by. Which is funny, because I am there for all days, I just don't remember a lot of them. The days really do blend together.
Today, I mustered enough energy and time to actually shower. I even washed my hair. I should call them accomplishments and list them in my blag. I hadn't washed my hair in about four days and it was disgustingly oily and smelly. I couldn't bring myself to wash it the other days though. It was too taxing in my mind. I recognize I have limited energy and function before my bed calls me to rest. I couldn't tell you how I nap everyday after morning coffee and some short stints of walking I am ready for a break and end up falling asleep. I am an expert "log roller" in and out of bed. OOOH! I slept on my side last night, best nights sleep I've had in a while. You see before the surgery, I was a stomach sleeper. I was most comfortable on my nice, plump soft stomach with my head nestled on the pillow. Now, I am a back sleeper with no pillow (because I can feel the strain on my fusion and my vertebra) which makes it so uncomfortable. I lay in bed flat, watch the television flat and hold my phone up all flat on my bed.
My case manager with Aetna, told me that we are looking at weeks improvement and not days, which I can see. I do see some improvements in my walking, although my mid section feels a little unsteady sometimes when I first get up and start walking. I did like that she told me that because I would have wanted and gauged improvement in days and not weeks. Although, I don't think her and I spoke the same language, in terms of style and deliverance, I am glad she mentioned that and I listened to it.
I go for nightly walks with Kevin around the neighborhood. Well, almost every night, there were a few nights I couldn't partake due to back, or leg pain. I am trying though. I am working on getting in shape. My mid section is in need of some toning and walking should help out with that. I have to take it easy though ( I say that as if I am going hard on the exercise), LOL, when I say take it easy, I mean not take the stairs as much, not sit down for longer than 15 minutes. I like the walks, it gets me outside. Otherwise I am on our balcony or inside seven days a week.
I am getting sore from sitting here and I am also running out of anything to mention here that would make any sense to share at this time, other than I will get more creative with my website when I have the energy and time to put into it. For now, I am happy with the "BLOG" and simplicity it exudes at this time. I am happy that at least one of my goals I made for myself has come to fruition. I had always wanted a website and to write a blog to share with the world and all it took was a major surgery and the desperation of needing to not focus on the pain was enough to do it. Gosh, well, I am glad I got it started. I am thankful to God for all He's done for me and would like to give Him all the glory and praise for the wondrous miracles He's performed in my life. I am truly a walking miracle and will always give Him all the credit for my life, as it is not my own, but His.
My blog is dedicated to God and His ways, may His will always be done in my life.
Thanks be to God!
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