Recovery from Surgery, PT. 2
What a long journey it has been. It's now been eight weeks since I had a Pituitary Adenoma removed from my brain. It's been two weeks since my neurosurgeon medically cleared me to drive again and do most activities.
In between those two times I dealt with an ongoing challenge. After passing the 2-week mark post surgery, I began to slowly feel better. I began to feel less pressure in my head as well as a little more energy. So the challenge at hand was to not push myself so hard that I'd feel pressure again.
I'd begin walking three times a day and I'd even begun to work from home for my boss handling administrative duties. I wouldn't be paid what I was accustomed to, but it was still money in my pocket. This time led into the Holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving. We were invited to someone's house and I was worried I physically wouldn't be able to handle it, but to my surprise I had no problems whatsoever and I had a wonderful time.
Shortly after that, with the knowledge that it'd be a while longer before I'd be cleared to lift weights again, I decided to start running. I'd finally dropped some of the weight I put on because of my tumor and I wanted to see if I could drop more. I began using a walk/run progression to build up my endurance and I would do this every other day.
I probably would've lost more weight had it not been for my willingness to enjoy all the food I'd been eating since my girlfriend was absolutely spoiling me with things I'd never normally eat. Heh! Look, if you're recovering from a major surgery and you're spouse buys you tubs of Cozy Shack pudding, you're going to indulge!
It was two weeks ago now that my Neurosurgeon finally cleared me to drive and resume most activities. How relieved I was to know I no longer needed to wait on anyone to take me places anymore. This meant I can work again! And I did two days later on New Year's Eve! It's been slow, these last two weeks. Some people are hesitant to come back because of life chaos, money issues, or both. But I remain hopeful, even as I now deal with my first sickness since the surgery (my immune system is still in a weakened state), that I will be back to where I was before it all went downhill in September.
In between those two times I dealt with an ongoing challenge. After passing the 2-week mark post surgery, I began to slowly feel better. I began to feel less pressure in my head as well as a little more energy. So the challenge at hand was to not push myself so hard that I'd feel pressure again.
I'd begin walking three times a day and I'd even begun to work from home for my boss handling administrative duties. I wouldn't be paid what I was accustomed to, but it was still money in my pocket. This time led into the Holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving. We were invited to someone's house and I was worried I physically wouldn't be able to handle it, but to my surprise I had no problems whatsoever and I had a wonderful time.
Shortly after that, with the knowledge that it'd be a while longer before I'd be cleared to lift weights again, I decided to start running. I'd finally dropped some of the weight I put on because of my tumor and I wanted to see if I could drop more. I began using a walk/run progression to build up my endurance and I would do this every other day.
I probably would've lost more weight had it not been for my willingness to enjoy all the food I'd been eating since my girlfriend was absolutely spoiling me with things I'd never normally eat. Heh! Look, if you're recovering from a major surgery and you're spouse buys you tubs of Cozy Shack pudding, you're going to indulge!
It was two weeks ago now that my Neurosurgeon finally cleared me to drive and resume most activities. How relieved I was to know I no longer needed to wait on anyone to take me places anymore. This meant I can work again! And I did two days later on New Year's Eve! It's been slow, these last two weeks. Some people are hesitant to come back because of life chaos, money issues, or both. But I remain hopeful, even as I now deal with my first sickness since the surgery (my immune system is still in a weakened state), that I will be back to where I was before it all went downhill in September.
