Bags for days

It's a new week and I'm finally feeling better physically and less low mentally. Other than my awesome visitors, I had a rough weekend of three total falls, steri strip incident (as you know) and then a couple of high pain days to follow. Yesterday was a rainy rainy day in San Diego. Being from Seattle, I …

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Weekend Vibes

This weekend came and went just like any other day does. Although, it did bring some more family and friends and lots of time to write these posts!! Saturday was a rough day for me after my falls. So I rested and iced and played with Lucy. Who wore it better?!?!   My room has …

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Just one of those days

Today is just one of those days. Everything isn't bad, but I sure can't say it's particularly good either. I woke up before any alarms were going off and before I usually have been waking up since I've had the surgery. And boy was I grumpy! I don't remember having a bad dream, but I …

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Hippie Meet Up

Tonight I got to meet up with other "hippies" (people who've had hip surgery). These particular hippies were ones that have had the PAO and the scope and have been seeing the same surgeons that I have. As we drove up to the brewery, Chris joked that all the disabled spots are probably taken because …

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Bumps in the road called recovery

  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 …

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First Post-op Visit

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 …

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Scootin’ Around

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 …

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Life in bed…

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 …

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Coming home…

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 …

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