Hipster64
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So the countdown has begun and 5 more days to go. I am officially using my special antibacterial soap from the hospital when I shower tonight! It's now starting to seem more real. I will be hearing from the hospital on Friday as to when I can arrive on Monday.
We are trying to get as much of the little things done as possible before 7/15. I paid my August health insurance portion already (my workplace will cover their portion on my leave of absence, but I have to pay them the portion normally taken from my paycheck), my husband has already gotten his MA vehicle inspection sticker which is due this month, I got my hair done before surgery, and am paying off credit cards and bills as quickly as I can. The less that I need to do post-surgery, the better.
I have actually had a pretty good week so far in the physical sense. Over the last few days I've been mostly relying on Tylenol and 15mg Meloxicam a day and have been able to get by with one Tramadol a day. Yesterday I actually drove myself-the 5 minutes to the next town over to get my hair done and wasn't screaming in pain when I came home. I was even able to go out for a bit this afternoon with my husband...we went to Wal-Mart (I pushed the cart which helped), went out for ice cream and stopped at the Subaru dealership to schedule a 6K service for his car. And this morning I really had a breakthrough....I was able to bend over with not much pain and pick up the cigarette butts and litter that blew into my front yard, which I haven't been able to do in weeks! (We live near a main road and trash in the yard is a regular occurrence, which drives me bonkers).
These good days have been so good that I can almost delude myself into thinking I don't need surgery after all...then I remember that I am on vacation time, am still on meds, using the disability placard when I go out which alleviates my walking long distances, and have much less stress in my life at this time-the pain was excruciating while I was working. But then I start to think about how much more I will be able to do once everything is resolved...if I am getting by now, imagine what I can do later on!
We are trying to get as much of the little things done as possible before 7/15. I paid my August health insurance portion already (my workplace will cover their portion on my leave of absence, but I have to pay them the portion normally taken from my paycheck), my husband has already gotten his MA vehicle inspection sticker which is due this month, I got my hair done before surgery, and am paying off credit cards and bills as quickly as I can. The less that I need to do post-surgery, the better.
I have actually had a pretty good week so far in the physical sense. Over the last few days I've been mostly relying on Tylenol and 15mg Meloxicam a day and have been able to get by with one Tramadol a day. Yesterday I actually drove myself-the 5 minutes to the next town over to get my hair done and wasn't screaming in pain when I came home. I was even able to go out for a bit this afternoon with my husband...we went to Wal-Mart (I pushed the cart which helped), went out for ice cream and stopped at the Subaru dealership to schedule a 6K service for his car. And this morning I really had a breakthrough....I was able to bend over with not much pain and pick up the cigarette butts and litter that blew into my front yard, which I haven't been able to do in weeks! (We live near a main road and trash in the yard is a regular occurrence, which drives me bonkers).
These good days have been so good that I can almost delude myself into thinking I don't need surgery after all...then I remember that I am on vacation time, am still on meds, using the disability placard when I go out which alleviates my walking long distances, and have much less stress in my life at this time-the pain was excruciating while I was working. But then I start to think about how much more I will be able to do once everything is resolved...if I am getting by now, imagine what I can do later on!