I decided from today on, I will only vent my back complaints here. Let's face it, my husband & best friends have heard enough already(esp. my husband). But my back HURTS today. Ok, I confess, I got the leaf blower out yesterday & cleared the backyard of left over leaves. I mean it was so warm out for a so- called winter day. & how heavy is the leaf blower?? But when I woke up, I was more twisted than usual. Maybe it just the way I slept.... sometimes I feel like my ribes are touching my hips when I sit & they probably are...yikes
Today I feel like I just want to get this over with(already!) maybe I'll feel different tomorrow?I'm sure pips & kat can relate....They're almost there.
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I can totally relate Lynn.
I have 5 days of waiting and on the 6th day, I go.
I'm scared, nervous and all kinds of emotions but my doctor is not why I'm nervous. I just am. It's a huge step we're taking at our ages.
We have families who depend on us for everything and here we are, going to have to depend on them.
That's the hardest part for me.
I am a single mom who does it all. I do all the cleaning and housework, bill paying, cooking, everything ya know? And here I am, teaching my kids how to do it all because I won't be able to.
As for bad back days, yeah, I have a lot of them but it doesn't stop me from over doing stuff.
I was stupid today girl.
I was on bed rest for 48 hours after my IVC filter install on Wednesday, and today, I went shopping and bill paying and lifting 25lbs of cat litter like I wasn't supposed to.
Bad move.
By 7pm, I was dizzy and feeling nauseous. Stupid stupid, stupid.
I'm ok now, but I'm learning what my limits are and I need to learn to let go of stuff and allow others to do things.
I will post how things go for me when I can get online, I will come here and let you know how it all went and stuff and hopefully, help ease your fears and stuff.
I don't know how long it will be before they let me sit at my computer but as soon as I can, I will let you know and tell you how it went.
I'm not worried about the surgery, I have full trust in my surgeon.
Take it easy on yourself, don't stress too much, you'll only drive yourself crazy like I did to myself.
Just keep going and learning.
You're doing fine. :)
Kat
Hey Lynne, we've all done it!
Just use your time wisely between now and August. Planning from now is helpful in terms of your health (healthier your are going in to the op the faster we are supposed to recover). You can do some special stuff too - days out, maybe a trip away.
I know how easy it is to get stressed with all the waiting (its been 18 months for me) and once you know you're on the list it seems like everything has changed. Sudenly your back feels much worse, you're much more aware of it all the time. I think it happens to us all. I think its just that its always been the same its just that when we don't have to put up with it any longer we suddenly realsie how much better life could be and can't wait for it.
I'll be back on my computer as fast as I can and updating my blog. We're all in this together.
Kat if you're reading this - we're gonna be fine....!
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