I arrived home late yesterday afternoon after having spinal fusion surgery early Monday morning.<\/p>\n
The surgery went well but my 2 1\/2 days in the hospital weren’t the best of times. The good news is that the surgical procedures weren’t quite as extensive as originally planned, although that made it a little more complicated too. More about all of that later.<\/p>\n
I have a tentative Home Health Care appointment later today. All I can say at the moment is that I’m sure glad I have my handy “picker-upper” tool for more situations than you can imagine. I think I’ll be weaned off my walker fairly quickly, but it gives me comfort just knowing it’s available when I need it. In the meantime I’m mostly using a cane and walking very carefully. And slowly. And avoiding any stairs. And yes, I have help available if I need it.<\/p>\n
My back brace is another matter. If I had an outdoor fireplace I’d gladly have an eventual ‘burn’ to celebrate its demise.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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I arrived home late yesterday afternoon after having spinal fusion surgery early Monday morning.<\/p>\n