Three Months

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Hernia Recovery
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Today marks the THREE MONTH anniversary of my surgery. I am feeling *MUCH* better! I've made considerable progress over the past week. I can't point to anything that I'm doing different, but I can say with certainty that my pain has subsided to the point where I am finally doing things without thinking about the pain.

I ran two miles twice this past week and didn't feel ANY pain in my surgery area during, or after, the run. I call that progress! I am going to get back on my mountain bike next week. I've targeted the end of July, or the beginning of August, as the time I would see myself back on the bike and I'm right on schedule!

 

Have I finally turned the corner and now heading toward full recovery, without chronic pain? I can't say for sure at this point, since the pain can very well come back. But, I'm holding hope that I am over the last, or one of the last, hurdles in this ordeal.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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Pulmonary Embolism Recovery
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Continuing with the Coumadin every day, at 4PM. No chest pain, although a few times I've been out of breath for no apparent reason(one time while sitting still on a chair, doing nothing) and felt as though I was having an anxiety attack. That worries me, but like everything else about this journey, I will wait it out and see if it's temporary, or something more serious.