Well, the good thing about not posting more often is that you can see exactly how far you've come from the last time you posted! Now I'm more than 6 months post-surgery and the school year is in full swing (with all that entails with boys in 1st and 3rd grade)...and I'm watching my 3yo granddaughter again 5 days awake and taking her to preschool part of each day. So, needless to say...I'm exhausted. The auto-immune exhaustion seems to be part of daily life again and, although I just got done with a 3 day bedrest break, I'm still feeling fragile.
Today I'm going to take new xrays of the back again for my 6 month checkup tomorrow. I'm sure it's fine...the surgery area feels really strong and stable. The scar feels very sensitive once in a while, and I have those "bee sting" episodes with no warning, but overall, it's the least of my problems. I did overdo it, and take some stimulant meds from my rheumatologist, that brought the right leg nerve pain screaming back again, and that was when I realized I still need my pain meds after all these months, even though I just take them every night and don't even think about it anymore. So that's the good news!
Now off to do my Flylady 15-minute routine for the day and try to stay caught up until the next crash!
