Day 8 – Chopped

Michael Chopping Vegetables

I had my first follow up doctor appointment today.  This was with my regular doctor, not the specialists.  He was glad to see me doing well and from his perspective everything looked normal.  All of my wounds looked like they should and he agreed I seemed to be doing well.  I was happy. I continued … Read more

Day 7 – Knife Kit

Michael's Knife Kit

For some reason I decided to switch up pain meds and just took Tylenol in the morning rather than the harder stuff.  There are definitely more aches and pains and it is pretty annoying.  I took a dose of the harder stuff at noon and felt better.  I worked up to two 10 minutes walks … Read more

Day 5 – Let’s Talk Food

Roasted Vegetables

This was the first day where I didn’t feel better than the day before.  I didn’t feel a lot worse, just sort of blah and uncomfortable.  I started my timed walks since I figured I was used to the baseline of walking around the house for routine things.  I did 5 minutes walking back and … Read more