I have been off work for 3 months.  I go back in 2 days.  I have mixed feelings about returning.  I have really enjoyed the last couple weeks with Steve and feeling better.  I hate to give up my free time but at the same time I miss my job and my friends.  I am happy to be down to one lab per week instead of the two a week.  I go tomorrow to my last doctor’s appointment before I return to work.  Those used to be weekly, then biweekly.  Not sure what my new instructions will be; hopefully, they are get back to your normal before surgery lifestyle.

I can’t believe I have gone from barely able to walk and now able to swim and dance again.  I watched a video from the day after our surgery.  It brought tears to my eyes.  It all seems so surreal now.

This surgery was like when a train stops and then tries to get back up to speed.  The engine is pulling the train at full speed.  Then it goes to a dead stop.  Everything it crosses has to slow down or stop.  As it starts to move again, it takes small movements of the wheels.  Very gradually, the wheels begin to move again one rotation at a time.  you turn your head and then you notice how much faster the train is moving.  within a few minutes, the train is at full speed again.   Each day after my surgery was like a wheel rotation.  Each day I moved a bit faster; each day, my pain got better.  Each day, I was able to do a little more for myself.   In two days, my train will be at full speed again.