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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Back to Reality!


It's true. Three full weeks have passed since my surgery and today was my first day back in action. Such a whirlwind! I must say that the thought of going back to work after this extended time off was both daunting and intimidating. As expected, getting back into the swing of things wasn't easy at first. For some reason, before I left, I thought it would be a good idea to schedule a client presentation the day I got back, haha...only to regret it today when I showed up to a full deck of 25+ slides to revise! My head was hurting by lunch and I desperately needed to step outside and get some nourishment to regain my strength. Luckily, the trick worked and I was able to come back and rock the presentation and gain perspective on the tasks before me. Then before I knew it, the day was done and I was being whisked away by my A-mazing bf for a night of unwinding.

I truly can't believe how fast the time flew by. There were so many things I had hoped to accomplish, books left unread, projects unfinished, shows unwatched. I guess it just goes to show that even when life slows down, it's never really slow. There will always be more to do, see and finish. What does this mean for me? Prioritizing is key. As I reengage in life as i know it and am forced to spread my time and energy amongst many things, I must choose those things that are most important and timely and do them wholeheartedly. To make the most of what God gives me and be ok with some things left unfinished. Thus is life!

I'll post a new knee pic soon. It's looking so much better, although, the incision is definitely not straight, it's at least healing up nicely! ;)




Thursday, October 29, 2009

PT & Me!

Yippee, Look at me...90+ degrees! Yes, this is day 2 of physical therapy and I rocked 97 degrees, 10 degrees better than on Monday! Things are coming along nicely on the recovery front. I'm getting out a bit more these days and trying to not sleep as much so that when I do return to work it's not a total shock to my system!

I've had some good company lately, Daniel has agreed to take over for mom on gimp duty and we're having a lot of fun! I'm currently working on the sweetest Halloween costume idea, Nancy Kerrigan!!! I mean, if you have to be disabled on Halloween, you might as well take advantage of it right??? Dan is going to be Tonya Harding, haha, my nemesis! All in all, it should be a great time! I'll be sure and keep you posted with pictures!

Thanks for following my road to recovery. I've still got a ways to go, but things are def looking better!

Friday, October 23, 2009

GREEN LIGHT

That's right folks, had my post-op appointment today and the doctor gave me the green light! Looks like all this R&R is truly paying off! They took my stitches out and have unlocked my oh so beautiful brace so that I can bend my knee 90 degrees and I now don't have to wear it at night, PTL!!! You can't imagine how hard it is to sleep with. The brace is more my nemesis than even my crutches. Speaking of crutches, I found out I am going to have to be relying on these little guys a bit longer than i had hoped. I had planned on 4 weeks and done, but apparently I have to gradually become weight bearing on my right leg, which means another 2 weeks or so of partial weight bearing that i had not foreseen, sigh. Well, here's to time flying by...or rather, relishing the moment! I'll be sure and add a stitch free knee pic when I get one!

Happy Weekend Everyone!

Ciao, Miche