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Hi Everybody,
I wanted to bring you up to date on my recovery ~ Going very well!
Patty is here taking good care of me.  She's running errands, doing laundry, cooking, etc., plus I just love having her here - we always have fun together.
I go upstairs to sleep, but spend my days in the main living area - I have a hospital bed in the living room,  and try to take a nap twice a day.  I'm walking really well - sometimes without my walker, and I feel really tall!
I stood in one spot for about 20 minutes yesterday, talking to a visitor, and realized that my legs did not get tired! This is a result of the surgeon clearing out the vertebrae that were constricting my spinal cord.  Before my surgery, I had to bend my knees slightly to compensate for my scoliosis, and would tire after about 10 minutes. 
I'm doing better with the pain.  When I first got home, I would count the minutes until my next dose of pain medicine. Now I hardly notice that they the meds are wearing off, and even let one "pill time" come and go before I realized it.
So... I'm happy to report that things are going really well.  I am so grateful for all of your prayers and expressions of love and concern.
Cheers,
Nancy