Two-weeks later

It's been two weeks now since my surgery, and it's gone quickly. My pain has been decreasing slowly, and my stamina has been increasing. I was able to sit at the table and wrap some christmas presents today, and also ate lunch at the table. Another milestone was getting myself out of my lazyboy. I have to be careful not to get over-confident though, I still feel fragile. I watched a movie from start to finish (not very heavy on plot though!) which was great.

The chair milestone is my favorite, although I can't do it repetitively because it's a bit of a strain, I can pull the lever on the chair. I can also scooch myself out over the end. No more strandings! At the moment I'm a bit sore so wouldn't attempt it right now, but it's nice to know I can do it. This newfound semi-independence means that Bryan has taken a trip to the supermarket. I'm hoping for a fruju to sneak it's way into his trolly cos it's roasting!

I have had a few visitors over the last few days which has been great, they save me from going mental! It's nice that they have all noticed how much taller and straighter I am, that's a good bonus. One of Glenis's friends (Jill) even turned up with a big batch of afgans. Her timing was excellent, the banana cake Nicole bought was nearly finished, and I'd just eaten the last anzac biscut. I've been really lucky with visitors this week.

The next big milestone I'm looking forward to, is going 'out' in the car. I'm itching to go anywhere, supermarket, wherever! I'm glad to be avoiding the malls though!