I'm a New Person, Mostly

I'm about 7 weeks out from my spine surgery, but I'm already a new person. I'm in no pain and graduated from Home Health care and PT with rave reviews. I'm going to the MAG (medically adaptive gym) to strengthen my legs after years of neglect until I start PT in January. I've tossed the walker and only use my cane  (which is pretty nifty with a light and alarm) or trekking poles.  

I feel listless and unmotivated most days, thinking the weather has a lot to do with my mood. Cloudy days drag me down so I'm trying to plan my days and not spend useless time sleeping, watching YouTube videos or playing games for hours. Today I spent the afternoon prepping a health Mediterranean dish that was a total failure.

While I was in the hospital, my car sat for a month and wouldn't start. It  had to be broken into (unlocked) and jumped. It died again a week later so after it was jumped, I drove it straight to the dealer. Pricey fix but it's 10 years old and I'm determined to keep it alive. In the past, when a repair was too pricey, I just bought another car. I was tempted to buy a new Mustang, having owned 3, but $36000 is rich even on the low end. So far I'm resisting BUT if it can tow a Teardrop, I might be interested. I doubt it though.

Today was a beautiful fall day, and I got everyone up to go to Sickman's Mill for Bingo and Brunch. While we didn't play, we had a wonderful afternoon soaking up the fall air. We haven't had a hard frost, so the trees aren't as brilliant as in previous years, but the air was delicious nonetheless. 

Magic

I would have embraced this life decades ago...

Revolving Door, Ups and Downs

Time to update, dear readers. It's been 2 weeks since I was released from the hospital and 4 weeks post op for spinal laminectomy and fusion. My last entry chronicled my time in the hospital and rehab and since then, there's been a revolving door of caregivers visiting me. Occupational Therapist and Visiting Nurses have given me a clean bill of health, and this is likely the last week for Physical Therapy home visits. I'll start back to the MAG (Medically Adaptive Gym) and start therapy for my back in a month or so.

Physically I'm doing fantastic with negligible pain. But mentally, I've scraped the bottom in recent days.  Often I feel hopeless and just want to sleep, play games, or watch useless YouTube videos until bedtime to pass the time. There was  time I felt there wasn't enough hours in the day, but now, I've got no interest in reading, TV or any projects. Although I'll be better, it's tough right now.

Sometimes I dread the future... Jane Goodall, well done, I'll carry on. 

 

I can't wait to walk down to the  Little Conestoga Creek in my back yard soon, or walk the cat, who's dying to go outside.

YAY me!