Healing Fast

This video was done Aug 21, 2011. Only 5 1/2 weeks post-surgery and I'm already arching my back and stretching my abdominal area, using my core for stability. Pretty cool, huh?

What I learned most about recovering from any injury, illness, or surgery is that being physically fit makes a huge difference in recovery. Remember in my previous post how my doctor said no gym for 6 weeks? Well, I was honest with her at my 6 week follow-up and told her I was back in the gym within 4 weeks. And she admitted she knew I would. But at the same time, you have to listen to your body, take it easy, and start very slowly.

Being back in the gym at this point felt like a miracle. It felt like getting back to a life of normalcy. When an "flare up" occurred, the typical procedure was to pop some pills, and pray I pass out before the pain gets too much to bear. Six hours later hopefully the pain scale went back down from a 9 or 10 to a 5 so I could at least pretend to be functioning as a human being. After unot being able to do shit but flip around like a fish in bed, moaning in pain, half the day EVERY DAY for the past 6-7 months, being able to work out semi-normal again felt like a MIRACLE. I've had a lot of second chances in life, but this was humbling.

I will never again judge those with chronic health issues ever again. If anything I now understand what they are going through.

And every night I get down on my knees and thank God for my renewed health and ask Him to bless all those who helped me especially my boyfriend Chet, my parents, my doctor, and all the people who prayed for me and gave me encouragement on Facebook and through email. And I ask God to help me find the blessing in all that suffering. All I know now is that I should share my story so maybe someone who needs it finds it on Google and gets something out of it.