Today was my appointment at OrthoIndy for my back. It’s the same place I had back surgery in August 12 years prior.
But this time, I got to wear paper shorts!
This is the first time I’ve seen paper shorts offered anywhere instead of a gown… and I likely wouldn’t have had to wear those if I’d have remembered not to wear jean shorts with buttons.
My orders…
Trying to avoid surgery, the first orders are: don’t do anything for at least a week.
Along with medicine, I am to sit around doing nothing. While that might sound great, it’s HORRIBLY hard for me. I was told I could walk out to the pool and get in… but just to get wet and relax. No walking around in there much, diving, blah blah blah.
If… after the first week… I see improvement, I can schedule physical therapy.
If… there’s no improvement, I already have an appointment scheduled for 2 weeks from today for next steps.
And finally, my days of lifting 35 pound gas gans and carrying them? That’s over.
Here’s to reading, watching TV and sleeping for an entire week.
One day down and I’m bored already. 🙂
Now you know: Casablanca (42) could not end with Rick (Humphrey Bogart) and Ilsa getting back together, because the Hays Code forbade Hollywood from showing a married woman leaving her husband for another man.