Good Days and Bad Days.

Yep...I have good days and bad days.  The good days I feel strong and ready to take on the day, and on bad days I am sore, hurting and don't want to get off the couch.  Can I distinguish why one day is so different than the other?

Nope...which is why I try to contemplate this fact several times a day.  My back is doing pretty good and it really only gets sore when devil woman from hell  Christine from Physcial Therapy gets a hold of me.  Lucky me, I get to see her tomorrow again.  For an hour this time.  Gulp.  I am trying to infect myself with the neighbors cold, but unfortunatly they said they were all getting better.  Brats.

I can't believe that throughout all of this my Rodan + Fields business is still rocking!  I am amazed.  And thankful.  I'll take that 4 figure check anytime!  If you are thinking about joining me and my business, I am ready to train ANYONE!  You can do this!  https://bbushman.myrandf.biz/

Walking, walking, and more walking....

That is ALL I DO.  I walk...a lot.  I get tired easily, but my endurance is growing.  I know I've reached fatigue when floppy foot starts dragging on me.  Damn floppy foot.  She's getting stronger and I can feel the nerves repairing themselves (my foot is sooo sensitive and tingles all the damn time...uggh), but even floppy foot has a limit. But I have to remember where I was (10 days in the ICU and not in good shape while I was there  :-/  )

Here is a picture of the kids enjoying the most uncomfortable bed on this planet...this was just a week ago:

Here is my back brace, which I get to where for the next 2.5 months.  It's kind of like a corset, except I don't get to dance or wear a frilly dress or talk with an english accent.

Good times....

So I'll leave you with some wisdom from my 8 year old.  "Just think mom, when you get to take your brace off, you can sweep the floor again!"  Goody....looking forward to it babe...  ;-)



Love, War and Physical Therapy

So, by now you all have figured out that I was sick, now I am doing rehab for things that I used to take for granted, (like being able to bend over and pull my underwear up after I pee....yes, this is very critical to the back impaired and takes time and thought to figure out how to pull those damn things up if they accidentally slip below the knees) so my blog is going to take a turn south, and I'll probably focus more on my pain and misery and less on running a half marathon in July for a bit. 

So my dear husband is being a fabulous coach, and being a total jerk about making me do every little bit of PT even if I really want to curl up on the chair and watch old reruns of Seinfeld all day motivator and I was able to walk down to the bus stop and back today.  I also did a bunch of laps around the driveway early this morning which felt really good to be outside in the sun, even if it was a little chilly.  So that, along with my arm weights, it was a great day!  And it's Friday, so I might even sneak in a beer tonight.  :-)  

Well, tomorrow is some fab football games so I will update everyone in a couple of days.

Anyone ever have floppy foot?

Long Time....

Yes, my good friends, it has been a long time.  I have literally been through hell and back this last month or so.  Friends and family know the whole story, but in a quick synapsis, this is what happened:

I had some back pain around Christmas Eve, and went into the ER 3 different times that weekend.  The third time, I was thrown into ICU because all of my organs were starting to shut down from sepsis, which was from salmonella poisoning.  The docs found salmonella in all of my organs, my spinal fluid, urine (gross!), you name it.  I was in the ICU for about 10 days. I had to have back surgery to remove a disc that was harboring the salmonella and was literally mush.  The Doc replaced it with part of my hip bone and that is really painful right now.   I was in a drug induced coma for the most part.  It took me a while for all 4 cylinders to start clicking after all of that.  Eeek!

I was then in the hospital for another 5 days and then in house rehab for another 6.  I am lucky to be home, but I am learning how to walk again, I am in a body brace as well as a foot brace from drop foot, which was a result of the back surgery, so the whole "running" thing is on the back burner and I am focusing on getting stronger and more endurance.  Neither of which are coming easily. 

So I promise to keep everyone up to date with my rehab and I will try to keep it as humorous as possible!  This was just a quick update for you all!