Gotta remember to stop making promises in my blog, like "I'll post tomorrow" - heh.

ANYWAYS...

So - the doctor visit LAST WEEK went relatively well. Dr Arai was still happy with my progress, only thing was, I also got a dose of reality at the same time. I had been hoping that I might be able to go back to work in say, early September. So I brought it up as far as - "I know the schedule says I can go back to work after 5-6 months, but what about earlier". I knew I was in trouble as I saw her bracing toward the beginning of the sentence, and then totally do a double-take at the end and she said "Earlier?" Uh-oh...

So - we talked it through a bit and she did say that I POSSIBLY could go back earlier, but to consider easing into it, like part-time to begin with ("Better than starting full-time and then having to drop back and feel like you failed"). We talked about dates and she thought Oct for full time would work, but to also play it by ear.

I also had thought that this was my last Stanford visit - but she still wants to see me, just every three months (well - better than having to drive down there every two weeks). I still go in for follow-ups every two weeks, but now I get to do those with Dr Spears, my local doctor.

Otherwise, things are going pretty well. My stamina level is that I'm up about three hours at a stretch before hitting a wall. I'm doing a ton of reading since that's the only thing that is keeping me from being totally bored out of my mind. I've always loved reading on a handheld (right now, my AT&T Tilt, a windows mobile phone - previously on an internet capable PDA). So I'm scouring various story sites, nifty, best of nifty, etc... One thing I HATE - getting really into a good, well-writen series - only to read the last chapter to find it is UNFINISHED. One reason I love sites that accurately post "Completed" vs "In Progress". Though, if the author is still going, I have purposely read through their in progress stuff as well - just when they do post a new chapter, I have to frequently re-read the previous chapter to remember what is going on and who the characters are.

Ironic thing, is in addition to the web-based stories I'm burning through, I have a number of physical books that I WANT to read, I just... keep putting them off. One in particular, is the completion of the Sword of Truth books - I still have NOT read "Chainfire" - though Dan and I own it, Phantom and Confessor (the last three novels in the series). Not sure why - I've tried about 4 times, but I just can't get into Chainfire.

That's about it for now - NOT gonna promise another update immediately, but when the mood strikes me, ya, I'll definately update - heh. Take care, and thanks again to everyone for their well-wishes... It is much appreciated.