It's been a while

I haven't been on-line for ages.  I look at my computer in the morning and say to myself, "Later."  Later comes along and I look at my computer and I say, "First thing tomorrow."  Well, tomorrow was a few weeks ago.

I have been healing amazingly well.  My right leg wants to walk faster than my "ill" left leg, so I tend to trip myself up if I walk unaided, which I do all the time around the house.  I still have bad sciatica, but I guess I'll have that the rest of my life.  I do exercises which seem to help, so does icing (that's where you put an ice pack on your back, not where you slather your body with sugar and cream).

My next surgery is coming up really fast.  Thursday, I go into the hospital for pre-surgery testing.   I have already been to my primary care physician and got my pre-op physical, and she will have a finaasl say when she gets the results of my blood and urine tests.

I'm really excited to get it over with.  I hope the left leg heals as well as, if not better than, the right leg did.  I've been exercising the left leg to get those muscles strong and hopefully that will help with the leg lifts I must complete before I'm permitted to leave rehab.

I've decided to go to the same place as I went to last time for rehab.  The draw of going to a place closer to home was strong, but I know what to expect in the place I used last time, and I really don't care if I don't get visitors every day.  Frankly, while I love seeing my daughter(s), grandchildren, husband, and friends, it can get tiresome.  I don't intend that statement to put off friends and relatives from visiting me, I did enjoy the visits I received last time, I'm just sayin' it was tiring.  And, until I could walk without the brace, I was bed bound pretty much, and the room didn't really have comfortable chairs for guests. 

I also found out today that the time of my surgery was changed to 11 a.m. instead of 9 a.m.  Bummer.  I'd rather have the early time.  I can't eat or drink anything from midnight the night before surgery until after surgery.  And I remember being so very thirsty last time, not to mention hungry.

So, I wait.

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