Recovery is rough. There are ups and downs. I'm trying to remember that good things come from hardships. It's so incredibly frustrating being at the mercy of everyone else. So many mantras right now! *I'm learning to let things go. *Taking victory in small achievements. I came across this quote today and it is …
My mom left yesterday and boy was I sad to see her go. She did sooo much for Chris and I. She cooked each meal every day, she made extra meals for us in our freezer, grocery shopped, did laundry, cleaned, was my sole caretaker (which has too many tasks to mention!) and overall just …
My mom booked her flight home. She'll have been here for almost three weeks. I'm pretty scared for her to go, but I know I will be ok. We ran some errands so I don't have to use an Uber when she's gone. I've been wanting to make a mala bracelet so we went to …
Happy Valentine's Day! I had two dates with two of my surgeons. The morning date was with my neck surgeon and he gifted me with a prescription. The afternoon date was with Dr. Santore, my hip surgeon, and he also gifted me with a prescription. Lucky girl! Two dates and two presents! I told my …
I got x-rays taken for my pre-op appointment, tomorrow, all I can say is "Ouch!" The amount of movement they wanted for each of the positions was very difficult for me to do. I also can't stand straight up because it feels like I can't keep my right leg straight and underneath me. I arch …
Nine days post op and I finally left the house for my first outing! I had a whole slew of family visiting so I figured what better time then to head out for lunch. I had about nine people helping me so what could go wrong?! We busted out the wheelchair and my cousin wheeled …
I haven’t left the house yet. I really don’t feel up for it. I am sleeping a lot still which is actually amazing. I have a lot of sleep to catch up on because after neck surgery and before this surgery, I really struggled to sleep well or at all sometimes. I’m usually a morning …
Coming home wasn’t so bad when it was filled with fresh flowers from friends and family, cards and packages coming in the mail and visitors dropping by to bring food and care packages or come for a visit. Not too shabby! Thank you to everyone who has called, texted or visited. It seriously means so …
I was so impressed with Sharp Memorial Hospital. I lived there for five days and everyone I encountered was great. The food for patients was impressive and surprisingly good too! My mom stayed the night with me my first and last nights there and Chris stayed the two nights in between. The first day he …
I woke up in the PACU and remember talking with my anesthesiologist and Dr. Santore briefly. I was in and out of sleep. I remember the nurses telling me that I had a “shark fin” now (that’s what my incision is known as) and three holes from the arthroscopy to go with it. I joked …
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