Let's Get This Show on the Road

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Yep, that's what I have to say about me not having posted since November 17th. Ok, ok, I *might* have a decent reason - maybe.  Let's see....

My daughter was born on February 28, 2009. Shortly thereafter, I started feeling bad...very bad. I was sick constantly. I had horrible, debilitating pain and pressure in my sinuses, along with migraines, jaw pain, post-nasal drip, and all around exhaustion. After almost a year of this, countless medications, nasal sprays, a humidifier, and a whole lot more later, I finally got a referral to an Ear, Nose, & Throat doctor. After a CT scan, the diagnosis was that I had a severly deviated septum and chronic sinusitis. The treatment? Surgery.

On February 2, 2010, I had nose and sinus surgery. My doctor wasn't the best about explaining the procedure(s) and/or recovery. I did quite a bit of research online, but unfortunately, that did not properly prepare me for what was to come. The surgery was VERY painful. What I had anticipated to be a week of hard recovery time and several more to be at 100% was not so. I am now 5 weeks post-surgery and finally feeling somewhat human again. I've had a lots of speedbumps (last week I somehow managed to have strep throat, a sinus infection, and the stomach flu all in one week, thanks to my surgery making me susceptible).

So where does this leave me? Today is the start of a new beginning. I'm finally feeling good enough to to exercise again (I think).

This is blog post 1 of 2 for today. Tonight I start by simply walking and integrating a very small amount of jogging. I need to test my body, see if it's ready to endure what I'm about to put it through. Wish me luck...