I was cleared Dec 22 by the orthopedic surgeon to sit up again. So I was able to sit around the kitchen table and hang out with my family and friends and that was AWESOME.

my holiday FTW.

my incision is STILL open and oozy. I had a bit of an infection but i'm on two SUPER DE DUPER antibiotics and hopefully they'll kick it.
I'm still having trouble straightening my right leg, stand for any longish periods of time (by long I mean in one place for longer then a minute) and walking up stairs using my right leg. My right knee is super weak and my balance is SHOT. OH and if I sit for a while it HURTS really bad. All my butt adding is gone. It feels like bone on chair with a thin layer of skin in the middle getting crushed.

I drove for the first time today in about 5 months. My poor was kinda cranky about it, but not too bad. Yaaay!


now I need to finish healing and get a job. Jan 7th is 1 month, march 7th is when I should be 98% healed and when i can stop being all super gentle to my back. I'll still need to be careful but, these three month will kinda make or break me in terms of how strong the weaker disc will be in the long run.

need to get a job, need income! argh!