One week from today I was preparing for surgery and was in some pretty severe pain. Today the severe pain is gone. For 1 week I think I'm doing pretty good. My back feels better than I expected at this point, I'm taking less and less pain medication (currently med free since about 330 a.m.) and I've been taking daily walks from 2-3 miles. The main issues I'm still experiencing is the numbness in my left leg and foot. My foot being the worst part and the reason I think my walking is so slow. Today's walk I loosened my running shoe as much as I could which actually helped take some of the pressure off of my foot and did result in a faster walk. Although still very slow it was faster than yesterday. I still have some pain when standing up and sitting down but it's minor compared to what I was experiencing.
I'm also a little over a week into being unemployed, which right now makes me feel good because I don't feel the nag to get back to work quickly and actually feel that I can take the time to recover and get back on my feet. Although the move is pressure enough, I'm thankful that we had already gotten so much done and have been very lucky with the house selling process. Now we just need to find a new place to live!
I have been spending most of my time prepping for our move. I have appointments over the next 2 weeks with movers to get estimates for moving us.
My follow-up Dr appointment is next Thursday and hopefully I'm going to get cleared to drive. Not that I have a lot of places to go these days, but you do feel confined when you can't drive.
Cheers to everyone that is reading!
Plus...I'm sure your car baby misses you!! :) Glad things are progressing along and you feel better than expected. I think it is great that you can slowly plug away at recovery...it will allow you to really measure your progress as you continue along. You are really starting from the very beginning...which makes each advance you make that much better. ;)
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