Post Op
Well I’m still alive!
That may sound like a strange statement, but to catch everyone up..I had back surgery yesterday. I considered blogging it before hand, but I don’t like a fuss so I just told a few friends and went thru with it. This is something I’ve needed for a long time..I wish I had done it earlier but I thought I would try the conservative treatments first which ended up just being a waste of time and money. The bottom line is if I ever want to work in law enforcement I had to have this done.
From the little bit of standing I’ve done my leg feels good but my back is very sore. I don’t get to take a shower until Saturday and even then it’ll just be a bird bath of sorts. In a couple of weeks I go and have the 18 staples in my back removed. It wont be until then that I’ll get to take a full shower. My recovery time is estimated at 6 to 8 weeks, and then another stint of rehabilitating myself back into running, and building up my strength. Sounds risky but I’ll be careful.
Thanks for all the phone calls and emails from everyone, they were very supportive. A special thanks for Megan who will be my nurse for the next few weeks and thanks to Alisha for driving down on a whim just to see me. I really thought I was seeing things when I woke up out of anasthetia to see her standing there. Oh and I can’t forget Bonnie & Justin who are sending me a loaner laptop so I can give Megan hers back ;).
Ok it’s time for some more hydrocodine which makes me feel like I’m getting rained on, makes me think Megan is beating me up, and wont let me remember where my face is. 
April 20th, 2006 at 10:47 pm
I’m so glad to hear the surgery went well. I’m sure Megan will take good care of you. Rest up and I’m sure you’ll be good as new in no time at all!
April 21st, 2006 at 10:08 am
I was guessing that your meds must have been almost worn off when you wrote that. No weird sentences and phrases haha. Good job! hehe