This is the Pain (Post-Op Week 1)

You might want to see the previous update… Okay? Good. Here’s the good news. I had surgery last week Tuesday. It is now the following Tuesday. I am doing better. I am, of course, cautiously optimistic, but I believe the surgery has solved my problem. This is big. This is huge! Remember when I got the injections in April and… they did not work. The reason is due to the synovial cyst on my spine that was discovered later. It’s been a week and the pain I felt is gone. Gone. I do not have the pain I had. That cyst pressing on my nerve was hell. It was hell for five months (and an annoyance for two months before that). So now comes recovery. I am on limited activity. I cannot bike, or drive, or BLT. BLT? Yeah, I cannot Bend, Lift, or Twist. I’m off work right now and not doing much around the house. I’m a person who likes to keep busy so it’s been boring. I made a joke that I’ve read every post, watched every video, and commented on every comment on the Internet now. The first few days was…