This means most of my activity restrictions have been lifted. I'm allowed to lift heavy (more than five pounds) objects again, my body maintenance has been reduced from four times daily to three, I can take baths, and a few other things that I won't say here!
It's been a rough six weeks. My mental health has been erratic, with a lot of crashes in the last week in particular. Thank you to everyone who has reached out during this time. My poetry posting will hopefully stabilize again once my mental health does. Until then, I hope you've enjoyed what I've managed to post.
In the coming weeks, I'm gonna try going out again. I don't know about open mics, but at least going to some local events. We'll see how it goes.
I love you all so much. Thank you for letting me share my journey with you.
I'm home again! After over two weeks away, I'm so happy to be back. My own home, my own bed. My couch, my kitties. My lovely roommates. There really is no place like home.
In the coming days, I'm going to write up more of my experience with this process. The two weeks of lots of ups and downs. The potions I drank, the maneuvers I learned, and the intense training I am undergoing.
Good news! I've been discharged! I can walk little bits, and mostly eat regular food. I'm staying near the hospital and surgeon's office.
My pain has stayed below a 5/10 the entire time. The worst was the boredom and struggling to sleep in the hospital. Even then, the stress from that doesn't begin to compare to the stress of my dysphoria over the past 20 years.
The hospital staff were phenominal. The surgeon and her PA were on top of my recovery at every step. I couldn't have been in better hands.
Thank you to everyone who has been checking on me and sending me well wishes. You all mean so much to me.