I went back to school about 2 weeks after surgery. They were definitely not full days, or even half days, but one or two hours. And that was more than enough. Many people go back after 6 weeks, which is good. But recovering in my living room day after day was a little too monotonous. After all, I had watched every episode of Charlie Brown and Pink Panther that I owned. Anyway, 2 weeks is a little soon, and I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. But being around lots of people took my mind off the pain.
One goal for me was to be there for the school's Christmas concert 3 weeks after surgery. And as the high school choir accompanist, I had made up my mind to accompany. We prayed that I would have the strength to do it. So on December 8, 2009, God miraculously allowed me to accompany the choir at the concert. I couldn't play quite as loudly as I usually do because of the pain. But it was worth it. There's not a whole lot that I love doing more than playing for the choir. After the concert, I went home in quite a bit more pain than usual, and immediately laid down, which eased the pain.
I was able to recover more over Christmas break, and by January, I was going back to school for full days. I'm so thankful for compassionate and understanding teachers and principal. I could go lie down any time I needed to during the day.
Near the end of January, I jumped back into cheerleading- very lightly. My coach was so understanding, and she would let me sit on the sidelines when I couldn't stand up any longer. But it kept me active, and I think it's so important to stay active while recovering. You just have to be extremely careful. I really wanted to go back to flying, but that was out of the question. I was also able to get back into the splits in February- that is, until my mom saw it and told me never to do it again, or at least until I had the doctor's approval. So I was back into things full speed, and I just had to keep going.
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