100%

It has been 6 months and 3 days since my accident. Tomorrow I go to see my neurosurgeon that repaired my back. I am interested to see my new x-rays and to see what all he has to say. The first 3 months of recovery I could not lift anything heavier then a gallon of milk. Now I can lift up to 15 lbs. I think tomorrow he will increase that to 20 or 25 lbs. I wonder what else he will tell me I can do??

I want to ask him how all the metal in my back works. I am sure he explained it to me while I was in ICU however the morphine mixed with total hysteria = me not really remembering!

I am continuing to do my physical therapy and working hard to strengthen my core. I met a woman that broke her L2 vertebrae 3 years ago and she said that every day she feels back pain and weakness and that she knows she will never be at 100% again. I suppose I have to set a new standard in my mind for what 100% will be!

Tis the Season!

It is almost Christmas!! Which means great times with family and friends, decorations, lights, food, COOKIES!, and also cold, cold weather. Not gonna lie... the cold weather hurts my body! I now know I could never live in the north where it gets much colder. I have tried everything I can think of to combat the pain and stiffness that I feel.

• electric mattress pad
• electric blanket
• warm showers
• layers
• scarfs (I have bought several this season with the excuse that I need to bundle up!)

And nothing is helping!! I will get through it though. I am still doing physical therapy daily and trying to get more and more in shape. I almost came to tears the other morning though because I had to put on shoes that required bending over to tie and I could barely do it. But that gives me something to work for!

Regardless of my pain... I wish it would snow!