Surgery Week Two

I am able to drive now and I have freedom. I can now run errands and most importantly go out for coffee.

Feeling much better now that the pain pills are all gone, not so sleepy anymore. I can do some light housework, like laundry and dishes.

My exercise is now walking outside and I'm up to four blocks. I do this in the mornings when it is so much cooler. I started going to the pool with Gary in the mornings to walk on the treadmill. I can only do 15 minutes and walk at 3.0 mph. Not allowed to get in the pool yet. It is going to take some time to get back to where I was before surgery.

My biggest feat was the bike ride to Reedpoint for the chili lunch. We went out on a very short ride just to see how I will be and it wasn't bad at all. First time I wore jeans which wasn't uncomfortable at all.

Sunday we went to Reedpoint with the HOG Chapter for a chili lunch. It was a very warm day and I wore a bandana around my neck that I had poured water over to help keep me cool. It worked to a point. Once I got hot, I was hot all day long.

The ride to Reedpoint ended up being a 300 mile round trip ride. We took the scenic way home via Big Timber, Harlowtown, Lavina and back. Made plenty of rest breaks. We stopped in Harlowtown for about an hour, got some water to drink, filled up with gas and just rested.

Once we got to Billings we went to our friend Marty & Vicky's house for a short break, then we ate dinner with them at a casino. It was very good food. The burgers were $2.50 and that included fries. If you wanted an extra patty that was $1 extra. The burgers were very delicious and now we found a new burger joint.