Just a word of encouragement to all you July Sparklers. I have my 11 month anniversary of BTKR this week. This time last year, I was a July Sparkler 2015 counting down the days and weeks to surgery with trepidation. Frankly, I was terrified! And you know what - it was just fine. I am much better off now that I was before - I have been able to do so much more. I don't have think about how far something is, because I know I can walk there. I did a 5K walk with my little dog last month, and ended up having to carry her from the half way point on. And it was FINE. This time last year, I couldn't have dreamed of either walking farther than 100 yard without taking a break and/or carrying my dog, and now I can easily do both at the same time!
Try not to worry - it is going to be fine. (I used to get so mad when people said that to me before surgery!) In short, if they told me tomorrow that I had to do it again, I would do again. So look forward to your better days ahead - because they will soon be here!
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