I've been hanging around here for just over a year now. It's almost 7 months since my surgery. Today my best friend and I went on one of our twice yearly outlet mall shopping trips. We missed last fall since I was recovering from surgery. Last spring when we went, I was beat, had so much lower back and leg pain and was thoroughly exhausted.
Today, we shopped from 10:00AM until 7:00PM. My feet were tired. My calves were tired. My back felt FINE!!! Not one drop of pain. I think I actually had more energy than my friend! One funny incident was when we first started, I had an empty canvas bag hanging on my shoulder, and the sides of the bag were flapping a little on my back. I felt 'something' funny back there and told her it felt like my back was moving in a way it shouldn't. DUMB me!! It was the bag hitting me as I walked. When you're kind of (but not totally) numb back there sometimes it's hard to tell what's touching you!!
Within a month I should be starting back working as a contractor again at the last company I was at. Things are looking up. I'm so happy the last year played out as it did. If I had put off the surgery, I'd be in the same boat or WORSE than I was last year.
Thanks again to everyone who gave me so much moral support. I couldn't have done it without you. Ok maybe I could have but I would have ended up in the looney bin.
Today, we shopped from 10:00AM until 7:00PM. My feet were tired. My calves were tired. My back felt FINE!!! Not one drop of pain. I think I actually had more energy than my friend! One funny incident was when we first started, I had an empty canvas bag hanging on my shoulder, and the sides of the bag were flapping a little on my back. I felt 'something' funny back there and told her it felt like my back was moving in a way it shouldn't. DUMB me!! It was the bag hitting me as I walked. When you're kind of (but not totally) numb back there sometimes it's hard to tell what's touching you!!
Within a month I should be starting back working as a contractor again at the last company I was at. Things are looking up. I'm so happy the last year played out as it did. If I had put off the surgery, I'd be in the same boat or WORSE than I was last year.
Thanks again to everyone who gave me so much moral support. I couldn't have done it without you. Ok maybe I could have but I would have ended up in the looney bin.
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