Band + Day 3

As they say things do get better. Today I was able to get up and down from the couch without help and then even got dressed!!! Woo-hoo! I am starting to feel like a real person again. I am walking without any pain at all, it's just the getting up and down, rolling into a comfortable position while lying down, bending over, etc-- and when it hurts -- well, it really hurts. Another hurdle was crossed when, to say it nicely, all bodily systems are working correctly :-) It was a warm, sunny day in the Pacific Northwest and I am one to take advantage of any chance to sit outside so I took my book, my watered down fruit juice, and sat outside. I even walked around the yard and checked out the garden. I had the most wonderful dinner -- John had made (and frozen) some butternut squash soup a few months ago so we thawed that, pureed it in the blender to make it a bit thinner and boy was it delicious! I am not yet ready for my own bed yet, so my husband is going to have to forgive me for another night as I am going to go for the couch one more time. I think I will be ready for my own bed tomorrow. I had calls today from both the hospital in Shelton and my friend, Irene, the dietitian at the hospital where I work. I feel I am getting extra support in the diet support department! I am also very thankful for the SmartBandsters List at YahooGroups where I get a lot of information and have had a lot of questions answered. I also watched two great movies: PS I Love You starring Hillary Swank, Harry Connick, Jr., and Gerard Butler and The Memory Keeper's Daughter starring Dermot Mulroney and Emily Watson. Both were made from books I enjoyed so it was fun seeing them come to life. It pains me that I haven't been able to concentrate much on reading. Maybe tomorrow.