In with the good, out with the bad...

Saturday, January 19, 2013

The bad disc, that is

So my Hot Mom is now in rehab after having her L4/L5 vertebrae fused during a posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) on Monday. The surgery went very, very well, and each OT or PT session she has shows improvement in her mobility, stability and strength. Full recovery is going to constitute a great deal of work, but she's disciplined and motivated. The chronic pain had sapped her reserves, so I've been playing Nurse Ratchett to keep her on the ball, but once she regains a bit of strength I suspect that will no longer be necessary, and her recovery will occur at a rapid pace. I expect her to return home in approximately two weeks with the help of Home Health Care, friends and family.

So, so relieved.

Get thee gone, stress

I've been struggling with my insomnia the last several weeks due to stress (you think?), but I'm hoping that now that my Hot Mom is over the hump things will improve. My eating and exercise habits have suffered, as well, and I'm looking forward to resuming a more normal schedule for myself. I'll still be making frequent trips to Longmont, but I came home to the Big Yellow House yesterday (I'd been staying at my Hot Mom's home for the last week), and I've decided that I love our Memory Foam mattress and want to have its babies. Just kidding. Sort of.

A matter of values

Unsurprisingly, I've been less than available to my fabulous new job in the Military Industrial Complex this week. But it's okay, because I work on a team that supports each other when we need it, and I work for a boss who understands that while work is important, taking care of our family is more important. This is made all the more amazing by the fact that I'd only been on the payroll for six months when this thing blew up. Yet my peers and my boss both treated me like I'd been there for decades, contributing to the success of the business rather than a NUB. There's been a couple of occasions when I nearly wept with relief and gratitude at the attitude of my employer and team during this whole thing.

The Long and Winding Road

Which is good, because my travel calendar for February is shaping up to be brutal. I'm currently scheduled to be traveling every week, and in one case, the departure date is a Saturday, which means I'll have very little downtime and I may need a formal introduction to the Smart Man upon my return. So if anyone is interested in arranging something like this for me upon my return March 1st, it would be much appreciated. My plane will be landing around noon at Denver International Airport.


H/T to Carolyn, who sent me this as a much needed pick-me-up.

1 comments:

Stacey said...

It's a shame I'll be gone by then, because you know I COULD make that happen.