Sorry for the multi-day post. I've been putting in a lot of work hours on the computer at home, so that's really limited my free time. I'm basically now working full time...actually a lot more given all of the technical glitches I had to deal with this week. Brad left for Iowa on Thursday, which also adds just a little more responsibility on me regarding household stuff, so I just haven't had a chance to blog.
Nothing really new. My mom took me grocery shopping yesterday for about an hour. It felt great at first, and I found that initially I was able to walk at my old, normal pace. However, at the end we had to stand in a huge line and it about killed me, the leg pain was excruciating. I've been trying to cut back on pain medications a bit. The musculoskeletal pain I had before the surgery is also coming back, but not nearly as bad yet. I still have the IVC filter in me that's made of nickel, so I'm hoping that's what is still causing the pain. That has now been scheduled to be removed on Friday, February 13.
I have moments where I'm really good, and moments where I'm horrible. The last two nights I've actually had a normal night of sleep with no interruptions, so I'm happy about that. It's almost been four weeks since my surgery, and while with my other surgeries I was physically back at work by now, it's not ready to happen yet. I have to remind myself not to beat myself up about it. This was basically a two-surgery procedure, so of course it's going to take longer to heal. Besides, with the hours I'm putting in remotely at least I'm able (or at least trying) to stay on top of it all. I'm doing the best I can, while making sure at the same time I don't push it.
Brad should hopefully be coming home tomorrow, which I'm looking forward to. After spending almost four solid weeks with him, it's really lonely to all of a sudden not have him here at all. The weather should also be good for driving, which gives me great relief. This winter has been nothing but storm after storm!
Tomorrow should also be a nice day in Ohio (meaning no snow), so I'm planning on getting out again. My parents are picking me up for lunch, and then we're heading to Lowes to pick up a few things for our house. I'm looking forward to getting out, as the house is beginning to feel a bit like a prison! I hope everyone out there is doing well and staying warm.
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