Now I am waiting. I would say that my back feels at about 80 percent. I have twinges with certain movements. It is hard to know what will hurt or what won’t. But main job now is to wait and let it heal. Still now bending over, no lifting over 10 pounds. No. No. No. No running, no biking, no motorcycle riding. There are things I am afraid to ask permission to do, like motorcycle riding. But common sense tells me its a no-no.
I am not intending to complain here, although maybe I have. I am living in limbo, waiting three more weeks to my final pass. I can hardly believe that after those three weeks are up, I will be free to run or ride my bike. Surely I must add these things back in gradually. Again I have been afraid to ask.
Now that I have written all of this I realize what is really on my mind…my insurance is denying my claims, saying this is a pre-existing condition. Ah-insurance companies. I have calls to make this week. I don’t know how hard it will be to sort this out, or even if I will be able to sort it out. I dread it and it leaves me with a sick feeling in my stomach. Paper work is not my forte and I see paper work in my future, if I am to get through this stage. I suspect getting my costs covered will prove much harder than recovering from the surgery and potentially more painful than a blown disc. Of course they are completely different pains and hardly comparable.
Health insurance, ugh. You spend all that money and then they aren’t there when you need them.
