Yesterday was 3 weeks since my fusion surgery! The surgeon had said it would take 4 weeks for me to stop wishing I hadn't done it. And he has been right so far! I am focused on Thursday the 24th when I will hit that 4 week mark. I am hoping for the pain to be down and mobility to start going up around then. Mobility. The basic ability to move around. This is one thing that 8 years of back pain has made me appreciate. In the first week of recovery the pain was so high I would plan trips around the bedroom. If I wanted to put a movie in I would think about anything that I would need to bring with me or if there was something else that needed to be done in that area of the room. For example, there may be a load of laundry that needs to be folded and it is by the DVD player. Well, take 2 birds out during the trip to put a movie in. Plan on folding clothes when I put in the movie. No trip out of bed and across the room wasted, right? To improve my mobility I have been walking 5 to...
On Friday the 14th we celebrated our first month in the desert. Below is a picture of us arriving to the Grand Canyon state on July 14th. Our first stop after crossing the border was Petrified Forest National Park. Leading us the whole way was Sparky. Turns out he gets along great with Hawkeyes! We went out to eat on our first night and learned how to lawn bowl in Phoenix in July. We bought a new couch for the new house in our new state. Our new dog, Luna, found her favorite spot on that couch. Our first excursion out of our neighborhood was Sedona. Things are good in the desert so far. More news to come!
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