getting back in the saddle

feeling good today. i went out this morning for a manicure and pedicure. that wiped me out. came home, took some pain meds and napped for 2 hours and that seems to have helped. heating up some broth right now but i am not really hungry.

my life has been a little off-kilter since mid-september. on sept 14th the princess and i were on our way out of town for a week vacation of disney and a disney cruise. the princess was born with a minor form of spina bifida and had major neurosurgery when she was 3 months old. this summer she was a having a lot of issues with leg/back pain, stamina, peeing and pooping. all signs pointed to spina bifida but we were getting that conclusion from her neurosurgeon. so long story short, on our way out of town (literally) for vacation we saw another neurosurgeon who concluded that not only was she having spina bifida issues, but it was kind of a stat. so upon return from vacation she had neurosurgery again and was on bed rest for one month. last week before my surgery was my first week back at work fulltime since mid-september.

all this leads to tomorrow...in my absence i missed two major meetings in tampa for work. tampa is about 4 hours away by car. tomorrow is the next tampa meeting and i HAVE to be there. so my dad will be driving over with me tomorrow morning to make sure i get there safely and as comfortably as possible. friday we will drive back home.

i know it sounds nuts to do a 4 hour road trip for work 4 days after surgery, but it is a major part of my job and i have no choice. fortunately the two meetings going on are fairly short and i can just sit back except for my brief presentations. and in between the meetings i can take pain meds and go lay down at the hotel.

i can also start full liquids tomorrow. right now my major goal will be to get my protein shakes in while we are away and let the creamy soups, puddings, etc wait until we get back.

the princess and i will be going over to my parents soon so we can spend the night there before mine and dad's early start tomorrow.