Good Morning Community!

It's currently 1:45 AM CST and I am unable to sleep. Call it anxious, nerves, excitement, or a combination of all three, but I find myself wide awake in anticipation of my 10:20 AM scheduled surgery this morning, so I figured "who better to spend time with during these wee hours than the GS Community!"

As previously stated, I am unsure if it I am anxious, nervous, or excited, but one thing is certain, I am happy that a resolve to this dilemma is in sight. Sure, it will be rough going in the early stages of recovery as I have been told I will need to regain full range in motion due to the fact that my arm with have the tendency to stay in a bent position. But that goes without saying. If I need to work the hell out of my arm, I will do just that. Whatever it takes to regain full use of my arm again.

I know that sounds quite drastic, but given the severity of the break, I am doing little more here than repeating the words said to me by the surgeon regarding what will be required of me in the immediate future. Couple with that the risk I spoke in my previous post and well...it certainly put into perspective the need to "bust my ass" as I like to say in order to rectify this situation. But I digress...

I have not been able to exercise in well over a week now (something I feel lost without right now) but I understand the importance of doing so in the coming weeks. This is not to say that I am backsliding, rather I am doing my best to stay the course to ensure that I do not become lethargic and gain weight.

I won't lie, it is tough. When you can do little more than relax your arm all day, you tend to become slightly lethargic. But that is half of the battle isn't it? My tendency is to stay preoccupied with things that do not require me to eat. This way I feed out of necessity rather than out of boredom.

Anyway...

I think I've taken up enough of your time. As I go into this procedure today, know that I am taking with me the well wishes for a speedy recovery. Anything to keep a positive mindset.

Take care community!

Shannon