Saturday, July 07, 2007

H2O Therapy

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I began water therapy. Finally, I am able to take what I think is the next step in my recovery. It's amazing how little strength I have ...
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Thursday, June 28, 2007

6-Month Follow-up

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My husband and I returned last night from our 2-day, 1-night escapade to St. Louis for my 6-month follow-up visit with Dr. Lenke. Sure was a...
Tuesday, June 19, 2007

My Back Continues to Get Stronger

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I am now able to stay at work for a full 8 hours, and still make it to class in the evening. Granted, I can’t do this everyday, but I am put...
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Monday, May 21, 2007

Me again

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It’s been a while since I last posted. Familiar story huh? So I’ve been back at work now for 4 weeks. It’s taken all of the energy I have...
Monday, April 23, 2007

Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho...

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it's off to work I go. Today was my first day back at work after recovering from surgery. I'm starting back slowly, working only 30 ...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

No Loose Screws

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Yesterday I had another follow-up visit with my local orthopedic doctor. Because of the amount of pain I was in he had some x-rays taken. ...
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Monday, April 09, 2007

Ouch^10

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For about the past 5 days my upper back has been in a lot of pain. So much so that the heavy narcotics and other medicines are barely makin...
Friday, April 06, 2007

The 96-Hour Flu

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I've been pretty quiet lately in part to having the flu, or at least something resembling it. As soon as I would start to feel a little ...
Tuesday, March 27, 2007

To Be or Not To Be in Pain?

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That is the question. Last week my strong narcotic prescription ran out. My local orthopedic surgeon then gave me the choice to either stay ...
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

As Promised...

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I can't think of many things that make a day better than TWO Caramel Apple Empanadas and good company! Yesterday, Stacy, Valerie, and A...
Tuesday, March 20, 2007

St. Patrick's Day

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I hope you all had a nice St. Patrick's Day weekend, whether or not you did something to celebrate. We were fortunate enough to have som...
Tuesday, March 13, 2007

The Past Couple of Weeks

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Well its been a while since I last posted something. Long enough that I even had to read my blog to see where I had left off. Sorry for inco...
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Sunday, February 25, 2007

Out and About...just barely

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Well I forced to spend several hours out of the house on Friday in order to have x-rays taken for my upcoming post-op appointment on Tuesday...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

A X-Ray is Worth a Thousand Words

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Here are the before and after X-rays. Notice the curves in the before photos and the hardware and straightness in the after....ouch!
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Sitting vs. Standing vs. Walking vs. Whatever

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I thought I might try to explain my limitations a little bit better. Lying down is great. It relieves the pressure off my lower back. This p...