HI! I know it has been so long since I have last blogged, but the lack of posts has been due to the excess fun I have been having.
First of all, I AM BACK AT WORK!!! Have I mentioned before how much I LOVE my job? Because I do. Everything about it.
I love waking up in the morning and knowing I have a place to be. Sometimes during my recovery I would have four cups of coffee just because I wasn't sure what else to do with my morning. I am now back to my normal 2...and a half-ish cups. It feels great. I love getting dressed in something other than yoga pants each morning (although around 4 o'clock each day they do return). I'm not usually a jeans fan, but after dropping a few pounds during the recovery, those jeans don't feel half bad! I love putting jewlery on. I love putting a little makeup on. I love driving to school listening to the radio show I love.
I think the best decision I made during this recovery was, in fact, going back to work when I did. I am no longer thinking about the surgery during the day, or whether or not my head is tingling, or about the slight headache I have over my eyes. I am now thinking about what the journal prompt will be, who I will read with that day, and what the heck I am going to do with 21 six and seven year olds for the last month of school! My job is an outlet. It is a time I get to spend with 21 of my favorite people, without any of my life "things" taking over my thoughts. How lucky am I? Who else can really say that about their job?
I have also gone out twice in the past two weeks. One night with my cousin and her friends and last night with my friends. It is so nice to feel like myself again. It is so nice to want to go out and socialize. It is so nice to talk about things other than my stupid headache, or the fear that I will drop my bottle out of my right hand or that I will not be able to swallow my drink. On the last two outings we talked about food, school, boys, and more food. I am definitely back to normal.
As far as my pain, I still take Tylenol pretty frequently. First thing when I wake up, around lunch time, late-afternoon, and right before bed. I take it mostly for the pain around the incision. It still feels tight and uncomfortable. However, not enough to affect my day to day living. I have been describing the tingling sensation as if someone was sharply hitting your head with their nails over and over again. The pain is right around the scar and still lingers on the left side. I still don't love showering (in fairness, I don't know if that will ever change) and I don't love doing my hair. Brushing my hair has seemed to have gotten better, but the act of drying it and pulling it with a straightner or curling iron...so not my cup of tea. But I do it.
I remember Dr. Vez telling me that as I develop more of a routine, the less pain I will feel. He's right. I think it is because of my routine and my distractions that now I don't feel the pain because I am not looking for it.
I can't say enough how thankful I am for my doctor, my family, my school, and mostly God who all helped me through this process, up to this point, smoothly.
Even though I am feeling so much better, I am still not to the point I want to change my blog title to Amy HAD a Headache...not quite yet.
I'm feeling very optimistic that it will happen though...!!!
