I hope you can hear the somewhat somber strains of Mahler’s New World Symphony as you read this.

We visited the back surgeon on Tuesday (and, no, I didn’t take a picture of him in his cowboy boots). The news was good all the way around. The back looks exactly like it should, the incision is sealing cleanly and the good Dr. had this wonderfully smug look on is face as he told us that everything was perfect. When asked when we could go home, his response was “whenever you think you’re ready” My internal answer was “tomorrow”…but I didn’t shout it out loud . I will go home with a waker; a wheel chair, a hospital bed and 6 more weeks of wearing this stupid spine brace 100% of the time.
My left foot is back about 80%; the right only 5% (if that much). But he is still convinced, based on the fact that there has been improvement, that I will eventually regain full functionality in a 6-9 month time frame.
So, we’ve spend the last few days arranging things; my sister in Colorado is going to babysit the car and we will be home Tuesday evening.

If you’re interested….that X-ray is my new bionic back…6 screws and pedicals to stabilize the lower spinde from L3 to S1