As of two weeks ago, I am now doing all of the cooking. Recently I made yummy Eggplant Parmesan and my first pie post surgery. Personally, I think making a pie each week would be good therapy, but probably not good for my waistline.
New milestone, since I am not driving, I explored taking the LTD city bus about 2 miles to a local bakery in my neighborhood by myself. It was a challenge to see my bus stop, but I got close enough and walked the rest of the distance. Of course I had to reward myself for completing this task with a delicious gluten free orange cranberry muffin! I am not able to use the bus to go across town yet. I just tried it out in a familiar location near my home. It felt good to get out and explore a little on my own.
I had my first post surgery MRI last Tuesday. The MRI is to check that all is healing properly. I will learn the results during my consultation with Dr. Shahinian, my brain surgeon, on Thursday. We are optimistic that all is healing well for this stage of recovery. I will need to have yearly brain MRIs for the next five years as a precaution.
I continue to walk as much as possible and regularly go to physical therapy. I was asked what are they doing for me PT-wise since I can walk? The PT is mainly for my eyes and balance. I still have double vision, depth perception deficits and vertigo. My physical therapist is teaching me how to move my eyes from object to object smoothly and to re-learn how to focus my eyes again. My eyes are a lot like a newborn baby's eyes. I need to re-learn how to move my eyes where I want them to go and how not to get nausea or loose my balance in the process. I am making progress and learning tricks to cope with every day living, but the deficits with my eyes are taking a while to improve. My surgeon explained that the eye symptoms are sometimes the last to improve. We are optimistic that I will have a full recovery, as small progress is being noted week to week.
Each day is a blessing and I am so fortunate to have had my surgery. I can't imagine what my life would have been like without the surgery.
Becki - I'm so glad to hear that things are progressing well! Thank you for sharing your journey with us! :)
ReplyDeleteMe too, I am so glad you are sharing and making such wonderful progress. That is a milestone, to be taking LTD by yourself, even if just a short and familiar distance. Wow! Keep up the hard work. You are such an inspiration to all.
ReplyDeleteYou are such an amazing woman! Keep up all of your hard work, it is paying off! I am proud of you for venturing out on your own, way to go! Keep the posts coming.
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