Damn That's Sweet

I did something brave last month. You might not think it such a brave thing, but for me it was. Or rather, it still is because it is still out there. Waiting to be acknowledged, judged, valued, criticized, read, discarded. What is it you ask? It’s a book. An eBook to be more precise.

I have this website (I know, one of my many!) called www.creativeprayer.com where I have written up instructions on how to set up all the contemplative prayer stations I have created over the years. There are over 70 on the website right now. But a few people have asked me over the years to put all those into a book, with the intention of selling it. That to me was incomprehensible, mostly because of fear. But I finally got brave and I did it. I am an author of sorts now I guess.

If you go visit the website you will see most everything that is in the book. On the website there is also a page where you can buy the book if you are so inclined (http://www.creativeprayer.com/ebook/). And I will hide under the bed while you read it. *grin*

I am going to have it up on Amazon for the Kindle by the end of February. Yeay! *whimper*

So the 6 week mark for post operation go ahead (like you may now lift a pan or mop that sticky stuff up off the floor) was a few days before Christmas.  But, in the spirit of the holidays the surgeon decided to take some time off, so I will be seeing him tomorrow instead.  I am assuming he will give me a thumbs up and move me into physical therapy.

In the meantime, I have been trying to continue to obey the orders and not do squats or build brick walls.... with one slight exception.  We went to Monterrey this weekend with the boys to play in the sand and dangle our fingers in the Monterrey bay aquariums.  How is that disobedience you ask?  I sat in a car for longer than 20 min.  *gasp*  I know.  Awefull.

But it was soooooo worth it.  Here is proof:

But don't tell the surgeon.

Now that I can handle sitting for longer than two seconds I  figured I should document what all went down this month.

I had surgery on Nov. 9th.... and it was awesome!!!  The doctor said, upon removing the herniated disk, that it was like removing a pebble from betwene the vertibre of my spine.  He removed some disk fragments as well.  I woke up with out the torturous pain stabbing down my leg from my hip to my toes!  I will have a nifty little scar to show for it AND I probably now have had more stiches that you!!!

It has been two week and I am weening off the meds the Docs had me on for the three months leading up to the surgery.  That is actually going rougher than I thought it would.  Its not so much the physical withdrawls (which are mild and although irritating, they are manageable) as it is the emotional crazy that comes with it!  About every other night I go through this fast cycle of laughing, crying and then super anxious.  And it always happens as we are going to bed.  I am halfway through this weening process and hope to be done in another few weeks... although withdrawls can still effect a person 2-3 weeks after the last pill is taken.

And ofcourse, I have now hit my 20 min sitting allowence and must either go walk around or lie down.  /rolls eyes