KathyEarhart; Active L; L4/5; March 2009

[runner]

Fuzzy,
This is a funny topic.
My only relative that has a beard is my uncle-in-law and he has kept it for some time, i guess.
He is a product of the 60's and there is nothing wrong with that. When my girls were little, they would braid his beard.
I have never seen him clean shaven except in pictures.
I think I would be shocked if he ever shaved it off.

R

[fuzzy]

My wife she braids my beard and for work into the shirt it goes...

[Kathy]

I had my 5 week follow up yesterday & everything looked great. Dr. Blumenthal said it would only look better if he had done it himself I am starting physical therapy next week and am so ready. I feel like most of my pain is muscular, more dull and aching instead of the pre-op stabbing, burning, feeling like sandpaper was being rubbed up and down my spine; so think some muscle stretching, stregnthing will help.

I did overdo it yesterday and am paying the price today. I feel like crap, was able to sleep an entire hour and a half last night and still can't fall asleep today (tried to nap when my kiddo did, couldn't fall asleep). Not sure if it is from too much on the back or if I have some stomach bug (feels like both). My 3 year old daughter is also home sick today, with an allergies, draining ears and nose. As soon as my hubby calls to say he is on the way home, I am taking 2 muscle relaxers, and a percocet and off to bed I go. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a better day than today.

[Kathy]

I just came on to vent, I am oh so sick with a stomach bug. Feels like the flu, body aches, vomitting and general yuck feeling. I have already had the flu once this season, even though I got my flu shot. I finally slept last night, which was wonderful. I am so done with being sick, I just want to feel good again.

[Katie]

Oh Kathy, I'm sorry you are feeling so awful.

I picked up some virus, even though I also had the flu shot, and ended up with pneumonia which is just now going away. It's been almost two months since I've felt normal, or at least as normal as 'we' can with everything else we are going through

I hope that you are able to take time to heal and not let this grow into something worse. It is the first time in years that I have had bad stuff hit like that. The nurse said that an awful lot of 'flues' have turned into pneumonia, and now there is that awful scare from Mexico to worry about.

[Maria]

Kathy,
I hope you're feeling better today.. I can't tell you how many of my friends have been sick lately either with a very long lasting viral thing (cold like) or the flu! And they said the flu stuff was super awful (diarrhea/vomiting and just feeling bad).

So hope you're on the mend today and taking it easy.

[treefrog]

Kathy, I hope you are feeling better. You need all your energy for surgery recovery, having to battle a virus isn't going to help, is it? Well, I hope it's not taking too much out of you, and that it doesn't last long.