I asked my husband today if he thought it would be weird to bring Dr. Sojka a present when we see him for my follow-up appointment on Dec. 6. He said it would. And I protested: “But he gave me my life back!” I thought about that a lot today. It is so true. Nearly … Continue reading
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No failures here
As a kid, I often heard things like “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” and “God only gives you what he knows you can handle.” This year has been a test of both of those adages for me and for my family. And maybe my challenge is preparing me, preparing us, for challenges to … Continue reading
Working out the kinks
What an amazing weekend. I started out bummed because my son and I would miss out on the Saturday football game and volleyball match on campus. After a trial run of getting the Little Guy in the car by myself — which wasn’t completely successful – I opted for staying home. I was bummed to … Continue reading
Emotions
On Nov. 1 I was confronted with some serious swings of emotion. I want to share this story here to comfort anyone else who spends a temporary stretch in a wheelchair I used my walker to get back and forth to the restroom that day. On my way back to my office, as I walked … Continue reading
Therapy
I have said many times during this journey with diastasis symphysis pubis that I am lucky. Lucky to have a loving husband and a beautiful, happy son. Lucky to live near a surgeon who knew how to help me. And now lucky to have a physical therapist who is is raising two young boys. Amy … Continue reading
Small victories
It has been a long road, but I am on my way. This list is everything I have done since I started physical therapy that I wasn’t able to do at all or wasn’t able to do comfortably before surgery to repair diastasis symphsis pubis that I sustained during the January 2012 delivery of my … Continue reading
Forward
I’m making great progress at physical therapy. But in the last week my right SI joint has flared up again. Amy has been great every step of the way and today we tried both ultrasound heat and massage. It feels pretty good right now. The hardest part about this phase of my recovery from diastasis … Continue reading
Small steps
FIrst lesson learned: Physical therapy is not the same as going to the gym. There is no one to beat. I didn’t even feel guilty for not breaking a sweat. And my therapist was like a counselor, cheerleader and doctor all at once. At our appointment this morning, (my husband has been there for everything. … Continue reading
The Stand
Today was one of a handful of days on this journey that I will never forget. Today I stood. I got to give my husband a proper hug for the first time since Aug. 24. That was the day I had surgery to repair my separated pelvis, or diastasis symphysis pubis, during the birth of … Continue reading
Thank you, E!
A very dear friend came to visit this weekend. She drove all the way from Minneapolis to see me and meet my son. We had a great visit! We went to Prairie Glass Studio and made sun catchers. It was like nothing either one of us have ever done. We learned to cut the glass, … Continue reading
Separated at Birth 