There are good things about post neck surgery I rather enjoy. For instance, for 3 weeks I couldn't pick up anything heavier than a dinner plate and everyone fluttered around me reminding me of that fact. I'm now at the 4 week stage, so I can lift heavier things like a clothes basket while I'm doing laundry. Not bad!
I attended the Moonlight & Magnolia Conference where peeps Tricia Mills and Kimberly Lang won Maggie Awards. (Congrats, ladies!) Though I'm embarrassed to say I missed the ceremony because I was in my room trying to get my neck to relax from all the many wonderful workshops I attended. Pooh!
Back to the real world this week. Today, I tried to vacuum. Got much of the lower floor done before my neck started throbbing. Apparently, one uses more muscles in the neck than imagined. Took a break and laid down to relax. Okay, vacuuming is out for now. Woo-hoo for me!! A good thing! Something I can tell my hubby I'm not ready for yet. (Pirate!)
Mom pitched in and finished vacuuming for me. Yay!
So the lesson learned this week?
I still have a way to go and I'm sure there will be more steps in which I can better gauge my recovery. But the great thing is my pain is gone and the writing is flowing freely for the first time in two years. Gotta love modern medicine and the miracles the Lord grants us!
I always say a day shouldn't go by that nothing is learned. What have you learned this past week? Or is there anything particular you'd like to learn?
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Miracles Happen
These past few weeks have been a journey of pain, discovery, and healing. I'm happy to be back blogging at Okay, Listen Here for the first time since I had neck surgery, 12 days ago.
First, I'd like to thank everyone who offered prayer for my surgery and prayer for my recovery. Y'all have been a fantastic and an everlasting boon to my soul. I owe the speed with which I'm recovering to the support given me during this time.
Many who know me, know that I've been dealing with headache pain for nearly two years. Once, treatment for my headaches sent me into the hospital with a rare allergic reaction to a particular medicine, to which I had to have an antidote pumped in my IV for three days to get my body back on track. Every avenue was chased to bring me ease.
I've been scanned from here to there. There was no physical reason doctors could find for my headaches. (I was even told they were due to anxiety.) My headaches were on a 24/7 basis. Various remedies were tried. Meanwhile, I was going to the chiropractor to get adjustments on my neck, which had been bothering me too. During a visit three months ago, my chiropractor said he was going to have to send me to a Neurosurgeon. Now, I balked about this. I did not want surgery, even went through 2 1/2 months with the chiropractor to prevent it. But I'm here to tell you today, surgery has changed my life.
Though I'm still recovering, all pain in my left arm, neck, head, left eye is gone!!!! Praise God! One bad disc replaced took care of all that. Two bone spurs removed took the pressure off a very important nerve. I can see better out of my left eye. I feel better and more alert and just want to shout out my happiness, though it wouldn't do to stress my vocal chords, which are still adjusting to surgery. (Pirate!)
Suffice it to say, I'll have to keep my joy on the down low. But I'm one happy camper these days. The moral of this blog post is: don't be afraid to take that step, no matter how dangerous, to get your health back. Neck surgery scared me senseless. But it was done before I knew it and I felt immediate relief.
Stories are out there that I saw a troll in recovery. Yes, this particular troll was staring at me and I continued to tell it to "stop." Also, waffles is a random word sometimes spoken after surgery. Just saying...
I'd like to take a moment today to thank every doctor out there. It is truly a wonder what doctors can do these days.
And again, I'd like to throw a shout out to all my peeps and those I barely know who prayed for me during this time. I heart all of you!
What are you thankful for today?
First, I'd like to thank everyone who offered prayer for my surgery and prayer for my recovery. Y'all have been a fantastic and an everlasting boon to my soul. I owe the speed with which I'm recovering to the support given me during this time.
Many who know me, know that I've been dealing with headache pain for nearly two years. Once, treatment for my headaches sent me into the hospital with a rare allergic reaction to a particular medicine, to which I had to have an antidote pumped in my IV for three days to get my body back on track. Every avenue was chased to bring me ease.
I've been scanned from here to there. There was no physical reason doctors could find for my headaches. (I was even told they were due to anxiety.) My headaches were on a 24/7 basis. Various remedies were tried. Meanwhile, I was going to the chiropractor to get adjustments on my neck, which had been bothering me too. During a visit three months ago, my chiropractor said he was going to have to send me to a Neurosurgeon. Now, I balked about this. I did not want surgery, even went through 2 1/2 months with the chiropractor to prevent it. But I'm here to tell you today, surgery has changed my life.
Though I'm still recovering, all pain in my left arm, neck, head, left eye is gone!!!! Praise God! One bad disc replaced took care of all that. Two bone spurs removed took the pressure off a very important nerve. I can see better out of my left eye. I feel better and more alert and just want to shout out my happiness, though it wouldn't do to stress my vocal chords, which are still adjusting to surgery. (Pirate!)
Suffice it to say, I'll have to keep my joy on the down low. But I'm one happy camper these days. The moral of this blog post is: don't be afraid to take that step, no matter how dangerous, to get your health back. Neck surgery scared me senseless. But it was done before I knew it and I felt immediate relief.
Stories are out there that I saw a troll in recovery. Yes, this particular troll was staring at me and I continued to tell it to "stop." Also, waffles is a random word sometimes spoken after surgery. Just saying...
I'd like to take a moment today to thank every doctor out there. It is truly a wonder what doctors can do these days.
And again, I'd like to throw a shout out to all my peeps and those I barely know who prayed for me during this time. I heart all of you!
What are you thankful for today?
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