It has been a little while since I’ve shared an update. I had my 3-month post-op visit last week so now seems like a good time to give a 3 month update. So, what’s new? How are things progressing? Are things actually progressing this time? What have I been thinking? Doing? What’s up ahead?
And here we are again, back to practicing the art of the wait. I had my 6 week follow-up visit with Dr. Mei-Dan yesterday. Here is how it went…
Continuing from my last post, today I’m sharing Willa’s photographs. This is what happens when you give a child a camera – once you’ve set it up and shown them the basics, they will run off and shoot everything their heart desires. This was true for me and both of my boys who are now accomplished photographers. I suppose it is a strong case of tree -> apple, apple, apple, but I believe it is such an unintimidating, fun, and free form of art that children naturally love it.
Over three weeks post-op, I’m savoring every second of this recovery. It is so different! I am so different! Not as in compared to my life ever, but more like I’m back to myself prior to the plate and six screws going in on 1/22/2021. There was an immediate shift that day that I didn’t understand as fully as I do now that I have experienced this shift back into me.
Yesterday we went on our annual family pumpkin patch outing, back to Anderson Farms in Erie, CO again. We loved it so much last year, we had to go back there again. I think it is our spot now. Read on to see the fun we had – Pumpkin Patch 2022!
Check it out!! Today I had my two weeks post-op visit with Dr. Mei-Dan and finally got to see an X-ray. Read on to learn more about what you see…
Post-op day 11, things are moving along beautifully for me! Almost unbelievably so, except I fully expected this recovery to be night and day different than the last done – so maybe it is BELIEVABLY so. The only thing I really notice right now is mulch.
What?
I accidentally wore my WHOOP in surgery. I mean, I wanted to wear it but didn’t ask because surely the answer would be no. So, I just left it on and figured they’d take it off. They didn’t. And now I have wild data…
Almost a week post-op, how am I doing? What’s my progress? Can I tell the difference between pre- and post-? How’s the fwelling? What’s the scoop on post-op day 6?
It is always incredible to watch what our bodies can do. How a baby develops and learns, our ever increasing capacity for understanding, but also how our bodies heal from injuries, harnessing the power of our internal systems while we blindly experience the benefits. Truly, our bodies are amazing! Allow me share what happened with my own body over the last 19.5 months – without me even knowing…