The Earth Moved Under My Feet!

No, I didn't fall down. No, it wasn't my darling husband! But we did have an earthquake nearby in Mont Co, MD that registered 3.6 and I woke up feeling it at 5:05am this morning. Wow! That reminded me I needed to update my blog- it's a great thing I don't think about this because that means my recovery is not my major focus. Also, Facebook takes the place of most of my daily blogging. Isn't that a shame? All my freshest, best observations just fade into yesterday's status updates....but isn't that what's happening everywhere these days...

Anyway, here we are 10 1/2 weeks post-surgery and I'm doing so well! I still have a few more weeks with my back brace, but it's a mixed blessing. I'm still suffering from this right-leg nerve pain and it does help with that. I'm done with physical therapy, and can do most everything on my own now. I can go to my own gym and ride the recumbent bike for as many minutes as my muscles can take. I can do plies, some yoga positions and I feel almost like my old self. Actually, my joint pain seems to be returning, but I think that is because as the back pain fades, I'm aware of the oldie goldie annoying pains that had been overshadowed. Oh, joy! lol

I still wonder when the nerve damage on my right side will totally dissipate. I still have a little problem walking-my right foot clunks loudly when I put it down because my heel doesn't come forward enough. The right side of my shin is still numb - and I'm thinking that will be permanent. I just want the sharp pain under my right sit bone to resolve - so that sneezing is not a 10 on the pain scale one day. THAT is just unbearable....

Got a call from one of Dr. Haroun's patients yesterday who wanted a patient point of view about the surgery I had. I told her what had happened to me, but I felt weird because she is having the same pain now that I ended up with post-surgery. Don't know if it will work for her, but at least I know that Dr. Haroun fixed the pain I used to have - just wish this post-surgery pain was gone, too. But I know that it's only been 10 weeks, so I still feel good about where I'm at and very hopeful that with time, I'll sneeze pain-free again :)