On Thursday (July 5th) I had Lumbar Laminectomy / Discetomy on my L5. My surgery was scheduled to start around 3:10 pm but actually didn't start until 4ish. I was out of surgery and into my room for the evening around 7ish. However I still had not seen Rob. Around 9:30 I realized I had a phone in my room and called Rob's cell phone. He thought I was still in recovery. So a short visit and a kiss on the forehead he headed home and I spent the night at Frederick Memorial Hospital. I got up about every 2 hours to use the facilities, but was impressed with how well I was able to move around. My leg/foot was mostly pain free and my back was stiff but felt pretty good. I have to mention how great all the staff at FMH were, very nice, accommodating and friendly group of people.
Friday morning I was able to have real food (I hadn't eaten any food since about 9:30 p.m. on July 4th). So I enjoyed some fruit, a bit of hash browns and wonderful coffee.
Dr. Nathan came by to see me around 10 and asked how I was doing and gave me the OK to head home. Rob came to get me and we were home by noonish. Before leaving the hospital I got a quick visit from a friend that works at FMH that stopped by to say hi and see how I was doing. Very sweet of her and much appreciated.
My wonderful husband went and filled my prescription (more oxy) and bought me some candy and cupcakes. I also received some flowers from some dear friends and TS and lots and lots of text messages and FB updates from family and friends.
Two days later I'm surprised at how well I feel. My back is tender and getting up and down is a bit tough but overall I slept well last night and I'm feeling better than I thought.
Tomorrow will be the big test as the home inspector is coming and we need to be out of the house for 3-4 hours, so we will see how that goes since I won't have my comfy blanket and couch!
I'll continue to keep everyone posted. I'm also updating my other blog http://pitatriing.blogspot.com/, which was originally used for my Tri training but will now cover my fitness, getting back into shape for 2013 race season.
Also yesterday, we spoke to Keith, our house planner with Jimmy Jacobs Homes and approved our final house plans. Our next step is to finalize the price, so we can get the construction loan going. We plan to visit Texas in August to meet with the lending folks, Keith and our new Best Friend the Construction Project Manager and look for a rental place to stay.
We are so amazed at how fast things are moving.
Thank you for following!
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