Sometimes it's hard to think of fresh things to share on here when my life does not consist of much but sleep, rehab, sleep, and more rehab. Doesn't seem interesting to share though I know so many follow this to keep up on how I am doing. This Thursday will be 6 weeks since my surgery. CRAZY how time has flown by and yet it feels like such a lifetime ago.
I have spent much of that 6 weeks cooped up inside and becoming stir crazy. It has been both frigid and icy or snowy out much of that time and none of that is a good scenario for me getting out. The obvious is the snow or ice being a slipping hazard. The less obvious is that the cold temperatures cause the muscles in my neck to spasm and being that they had to remove them to do the surgery and re-attach them, this is painful. So instead I have kept myself busy with reading, studying my bible, sleeping, knitting, sleeping, watching TV, and more sleeping. :-). I have been able to mostly get off the pain meds except for days of physical therapy. This has helped with me being able to not feel so sleepy and my body seems to be adjusting to the high levels of muscle relaxers, making it less diff to stay awake with them.
I am currently going to physical therapy 3 days a week and on the off days I have built up to being able to walk for an hour. Nothing fast and its flat here so not too difficult but definitely some improvement. I am hoping that in the next week or so I can get back to my gym and start using the machines there. However it is limited since I have to lift less than 10lbs for a few more months. That is a difficult task because so much in life ways 10lbs or more and normally you never think about it. But as stubborn as I am, I want to be good with this because I want to never have to have this surgery redone (always a possibility).
Every day I am blessed by the ways God is providing and bringing healing. I am so blessed by ALL the cards, and notes. I wont ever be able to respond to them all but please no how truly grateful I am. I pray God will bless each of you with an abounding love, joy and peace that only comes from the maker of the universe.
