Tag: Recuperation

Ovi Poem

Post Op: An Ovi Poem

Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶

Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge 65:
“Expectations” is our inspiration.

Author’s Note: As most of you know, I had back surgery on August 22.
Recuperation is much tougher than I thought or expected. I have no idea
if I’ll ever be the same. What I do know is I’m not as bad as I was
three weeks ago and in another three weeks I’ll be better than I am today.
Thanks, D, for helping me realize that. ♡

© Pinterest

One foot at a time
Try staying in a straight line
It’s ok, you’re doing fine
But everything really hurts

You need to take it slow
You have nowhere to go
Practice walking to and fro
One leg then the other

I didn’t expect this pain
Please let me go home again
And I’ll never complain
Just suck it up and walk

My hopes were to high
Like a big pie in the sky
Now I just want to cry
Grow up and stop the nonsense

You’re stronger than you think
Don’t make such a stink
Soon you’ll be in the pink
You got this, girl

NAR©2024

Ovi Poetry Challenge 65: EXPECTATIONS is your inspiration.

From the movie A Hole In The Head, this is Frank Sinatra and the incredibly adorable Eddie Hodges singing “High Hopes”.


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Flash

Hanging In There!

Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶

Hi, kids! I’m still here … a little worse for wear but hanging on.

It’s been just over one week since my spinal fusion surgery and I’ve asked myself the same question a few dozen times:

“WHY DID I DO THIS??”

I was talking to a friend today about back surgeries and, since my incision is centrally located on my lower back, I feel the pain everywhere regardless of my position or what I’m doing … and it hurts a lot.

Having gone through this herself a few times times, my friend reminded me that back surgery is a major deal and to cut myself some slack. I did what was necessary and recoup is going to be hard but I also need to remember it’s only been one week. I feel pretty dreadful right now but I realize that’s the norm.

“You’re strong … you got this” she said, and she’s right.

Well, on the bright side, I walk around the house with my walker every 90 minutes, then apply ice. I was walking every hour but by the time I finished walking and icing, there was little time to do anything else!

There’s no point in trying to play catch-up with your posts; once I start blogging regularly, I’ll begin reading your posts as well. But I’m not back yet; this is just a note to say “Hi” and to let you know I’m still here! And big hugs to those of you who scoped out my email address. It was really nice to hear from you.

I didn’t want to end this message with a downer of a song so here’s one of my favorites … a classic R&B tune by Booker T. & The M.G.s to help us chill out. It’s called “Green Onions”.

Thanks, again. See you on the flip side. 😎

NAR©2024

~ Nancy

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It’s Time

Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶

Well, kids, the possibility has become a reality. First thing this morning I will be having back surgery. It’s time; I can’t put it off any longer. Hopefully it won’t be too much of an ordeal but one never knows with these things. I’ll be off WordPress while I recuperate. Comments on this post have been disabled simply because I won’t be able to respond to them as quickly as I’d like and I apologize for that. I’m sure you understand.

That’s the story, my friends. See you on the flip side. 😎

Best always

~ Nancy

This is the R.E.M. song “Everybody Hurts” performed by Joe Cocker.

LYRICS

When your day is long
And the night, the night is yours alone
When you’re sure you’ve had enough
Of this life, well hang on

Don’t let yourself go
‘Cause everybody cries
Everybody hurts sometimes

Sometimes everything is wrong
Now it’s time to sing along

When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go (hold on)
If you think you’ve had too much
Of this life, well hang on

‘Cause everybody hurts
Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts

Don’t throw your hand, oh no
Don’t throw your hand
If you feel like you’re alone
No, no, no, you are not alone

If you’re on your own in this life
The days and nights are long
When you think you’ve had too much
Of this life to hang on

Well, everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries
Everybody hurts, sometimes

And everybody hurts sometimes
So hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on

Everybody hurts

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Peter Lawrence Buck/Michael E. Mills/William Thomas Berry/John Michael Stipe
Everybody Hurts lyrics © Night Garden Music

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