so i hurt myself pretty bad last night, what else is new? i was rounding a corner (rather fast unfortunately) going to the boys room and while rounding this corner i happened to be holding on to the door frame. well, the corner of that metal piece of the door frame (that the door locks into when it closes) got caught under the bottom of my ( Read more... )

so it's been about a month since the surgery. it went well. and i'm doing ok now. i still have back pain, but i've noticed that my legs don't get so weak going up the stairs and it's easier for me to get out of bed in the morning. i went to see my neurosurgeon last week and he said i was doing good. i had x-rays done that day and he said the fusion ( Read more... )

ok. now i feel like an asshole.

i miss my baby. i feel like i don't really get to spend much time with him anymore. he did come stay for 2 nights to help out, and i'm very grateful for that, but other than that, i don't see him that much. he works all day then has to go right home to spend time with his family. i feel like i'm being a little selfish but i just miss him. maybe i' ( Read more... )

oh man. i get to take a shower today. i haven't taken a shower since bafore the surgery (almost 2 weeks). i know it sounds gross, but don't get me wrong. i wash up and wash my hair every day. but i haven't been able to get upstairs to take a shower. i haven't been able to walk upstairs let alone get in the shower. for those of you who have never ( Read more... )

hey. i just wanted to let everyone know i'm still alive. I have about an 8" incision going down the middle of my stomach starting just above my belly button and another one on my hip. that one's only about 2". i can't really do much yet. i can sleep. i'm getting pretty good at that, though i am taking less naps now than i was in the wonderful spine ( Read more... )

well, we just got back from seeing my neurosurgeon a little while ago, and guess what...i'm looking at surgery again less than a week after our engagement party. i'm having one of two things done 1) a fusion or 2) a disk replacement. the fusion is dangerous and is probably one of the biggest back surgeries one could have, and don't i feel so ( Read more... )

like brian, i have not written all summer. things have been hectic. mom's not doing well and is being pulled out of work for good by her doctor. and my back's not doing great either. i had a new MRI done yesterday and i have an appt. to see my neurosurgeon today at 315. part of me wants him to say "your disk has ruptured and we need to do surgery ( Read more... )

ok folks, the end of april is staring us straight in the face.

can someone tell me why it's still snowing?

mom: is he a big guy? (pointing to my father)

katie: yeah, but he's got a stupid face, and yucky. like tuna fish.

*wow*