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I've been posting responses to other posts and realized that I havent done a real update on myself for a while. I am still amazed at how well I am doing. I attribute that fact to the skill of my surgeon, plus the wonderful help I have had at home here. My parents are still here, probably for another month or so, and they take care of all housework, kid running arround, laundry, cleaning, etc. I have felt so much better the last week or so that I am helping with the cooking, because I want to. Yesterday I baked an apple cake, mostly on my own, and the day before I made Beef Burgundy. It's great, after we get everything in the oven or on the stove, my mom Shoo's me away to go lay down and she cleans up. I could really get used to this kind of help
I am doing more things every day that my husband says, OMG, you never could have done that a week ago. Last week I started taking regular showers instead of using the shower chair. It feels SO good to have the water beating down on my back on days that I wake up stiff. I am down to 4 of the short acting pain pills and 2 long acting pain pills per day. When I came home I was taking 12 short acting plus 2 long acting per day. I don't get that groggy feeling from the pain meds any more because I'm cut down so much. I do lay down on the bed to rest my back at least 5 or 6 times per day, and most times I don't sleep. I just need to 'rest' my spine in a laying down position. It does as much good for me as a pain pill does, even if it's for 20 or 30 minutes.
I'm walking either 2.5 or 3 miles per day, usually with my mom. A few times I have gone on my own, and am just fine. If the weather is bad, we go to the mall and walk with the senior citizens. I don't have to tell my walking companions to slow down for me any longer either
All in all, I think I'm doing great. We all all amazed at my progress and very happy.
I've been posting responses to other posts and realized that I havent done a real update on myself for a while. I am still amazed at how well I am doing. I attribute that fact to the skill of my surgeon, plus the wonderful help I have had at home here. My parents are still here, probably for another month or so, and they take care of all housework, kid running arround, laundry, cleaning, etc. I have felt so much better the last week or so that I am helping with the cooking, because I want to. Yesterday I baked an apple cake, mostly on my own, and the day before I made Beef Burgundy. It's great, after we get everything in the oven or on the stove, my mom Shoo's me away to go lay down and she cleans up. I could really get used to this kind of help
I am doing more things every day that my husband says, OMG, you never could have done that a week ago. Last week I started taking regular showers instead of using the shower chair. It feels SO good to have the water beating down on my back on days that I wake up stiff. I am down to 4 of the short acting pain pills and 2 long acting pain pills per day. When I came home I was taking 12 short acting plus 2 long acting per day. I don't get that groggy feeling from the pain meds any more because I'm cut down so much. I do lay down on the bed to rest my back at least 5 or 6 times per day, and most times I don't sleep. I just need to 'rest' my spine in a laying down position. It does as much good for me as a pain pill does, even if it's for 20 or 30 minutes.
I'm walking either 2.5 or 3 miles per day, usually with my mom. A few times I have gone on my own, and am just fine. If the weather is bad, we go to the mall and walk with the senior citizens. I don't have to tell my walking companions to slow down for me any longer either
All in all, I think I'm doing great. We all all amazed at my progress and very happy.
I was 5'4.5" for a long time, so I was really surprised when they measured me sometime in the year or so before my surgery and I was less than 5'2". 
Part of it is "settling" that happens with age, but I measure a little over 5'3" now.* It's so nice to regain some of that height! 
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