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[cabenson]

I had my physical therapy eval on Friday and it went pretty well. I am working with the same gal that I started with prior to the surgery and she gave me a lot of info on what I can expect my back to feel like over the next few months and why it will feel that way. She also told me that I will no doubt crash and burn tomorrow night because she doesn't think I have the stamina to return to work for an 8 hour day. I think I do-we've been working for a few weeks now to keep me up and active for a good portion of the day and my time spent laying down has been limited to basically evenings and bedtime.

My strength is pretty damn good but she is concerned about the nerve response. I still have a "phantom" pain that feels like I have a slash across the top of my foot. Will the person with the CB voodoo doll please stop already? It's not funny anymore. The hip still flairs up, but it is nothing like I had before so I can deal with it. Pain wise, I am doing pretty well and the pain I do have seems to be more from the surgery area than the nerve. This, I am told, is good. My internal stitches are starting to give and my muscles are loosening up. I do have a stitch poking out through the incision. If you want to see it will cost you a buck.

She canned my home PT program for now because she wants me to concentrate on going back to work. I can still do the pool, but I need to focus on kicking to help my hips become more flexible and to keep me from looking like I have a stick jammed up my ass. The locking of my hip muscles have been a continuous problem since I first pinched the nerve in 2003. My weekend "assignment" was to get up and prepare like I was going to work and be active for at least 6 hours. There were no good festivals and I am museumed out so we went shopping. And we were bad. I got Charcoal gray hi-top Chucks I always wanted a pair of hi-tops as a kid, but all I had were a pair of navy lo-cut. I am looking for red ones for OSU sporting events and navy ones for old times sake. I think those will go on my list for Santa.

Our neighbors had a garage sale and I bought a brand new karaoke machine. Who's coming to the partay?

Back to work in the morning. Hope I don't murder anyone my first day back.

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[jandyle.livejournal.com]

My crazy Aunt Joan (my favorite aunt) wears nothing but those hi-tops. She has them in about ten colors or so (I believe she got them off the internet), and she always wears them in miss-matched pairs. :) She is all kinds of awesome. :) I want to be that cool when I hit 60.

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

They are surprisingly comfortable. I'll look for a red pair so I can wear Scarlet and Grey for OSU football. Go Bucks!!

[ultraviolet730.livejournal.com]

Sending good vibes your way for tomorrow, cabenson! I really am in awe of how you've handled this whole thing. I can't imagine the pain and discomfort and inconvenience you've endured. And as hard as tomorrow will be, I hope getting back into the flow of so-called normal life will take some of the sting away.

This sneakers remind me of an old college friend who wore them everyday for four years. Rain or snow, winter or summer. Ah, to be young and foolish...

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the good luck wishes. The fact that I was actually able to wake up at 4:00 am is a good sign.

Ah, to be young and foolish...
Maybe I am having my mid-life crisis already...

[theholyinnocent.livejournal.com]

Your overall prognosis sounds pretty good. I think the doctor is wise about you easing back into work. Steady, girl.

I have not gone without a pair of Chucks (either high tops or the oxfords) since I was about 19 or 20. Call it personal style or perpetual immaturity. Or both. But if I had a nickel for every pair I've gone through during that time I'd have a damn good retirement fund. :)

Good luck on your first day back! Let us know how it goes.

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Thank you for validating the Chucks love. Mrs. CB is not into Chucks. But mention Hush Puppies to her and she'll melt like ice cream in a sauna.

[stargazer1960.livejournal.com]

Oh why do you encourage her Converse fetish? And yes, I love my oxford Hush Puppies (which they don't make any more). I did manage to get rid of two pairs of Pups that I never wear.
It hurt. God, it hurt.

[theholyinnocent.livejournal.com]

Aw, c'mon...all the cool kids wear Converse! They are like an international symbol for "slacker."

[coldbeer.livejournal.com]

I arrived on your friendslist when you were already recovering from surgery, so I have no clue about the goings-on with your back. Did you have a hernia? My homeopathic doctor, one of my mom's good friends, had one a couple of years back and the phantom pains and hip complaints sound very familiar. In any case it sounds like you're doing well. I'm here to wish you luck tomorrow. Stay strong. ;)

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

I had surgery on May 6th for a ruptured lumbar disc. It was my second surgery in less than 2 years for the same disc. The nerve was pinched and I was just miserable.

I had a good day at work and I have a really good feeling about the therapist and my overall recovery.

[coldbeer.livejournal.com]

One word. Just, AOWWWW! I'm glad you feel much better.