Friday evening (June 9th) was a first for me this spring/summer. We went to the drive-in! A girlfriend organized it to help get me out of my place and do something new. A few friends came and I was able to sit in my zero gravity chair and relax for two hours comfortably. Great [...]
Month: August 2017
Getting Comfortable Back at Home
Being back at home was wonderful! Week 4 was off to a good start except for the shower situation, that would be an annoyance for a little while still. I did a lot of the preparation and organization in the home prior to leaving for the hospital, even though I knew I wouldn't be back [...]
Initial Physio Assessment (& Going Home)
On June 5 I had my initial assessment with my physiotherapist and was going to be able to go back home! So much excitement!! After breakfast and a shower I headed to Brant 730 in Burlington for my initial physiotherapy assessment. It was great to see people again. I always enjoyed physio (even the harder [...]
Reflection: Pain Management
Through the past several weeks I've been very reflective on my first surgery and am comparing everything! I can't help it. I thought the first one went amazingly well (and it did, don't take what I'm going to say next as bad) but this time is going WAY BETTER! Pain Management I had absolutely no [...]
My Weekend of FOMO
There was one weekend near the end of Week 3 (June 2-4) that I had massive FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)!! And there was nothing that I could do to take my mind off of it. This was the weekend of my best friends bachelor party (for which he flew into Toronto from Calgary to [...]