A group of us went out to a nice dinner at Pomodoro in the North End of Boston (highly recommend the restaurant by the by). Now if you are not familiar w/ the North End ..most of the restaurants are very tiny inside..which makes for a nice, quaint , and romantic time, but proves to be a little tricky if you are on crutches..especially big shiny red ones like the ones I roll w/..;) The restaurant was quite accommodating though..they actually put my crutches by the front door so I didn't have to worry about leaning them on anything or anyone (by accident) ;) and they retrieved them for me for "bathroom breaks" or to stretch.
Sitting for long periods of time is still hard on the hipster, and it's not as easy to stretch when you are out to dinner, but I would recommended it if you are sitting for awhile or you will probably regret it once you do finally stand up. Also being on pain meds out and about is a little different than in the comfort of your own home. At this point the pain meds are helping me w/ my ability to function better day to day w/ my increase PT and moving around, but they do make you feel a little off. That "offness" you feel though seems to magnify though when you amongst lots of people and lots of commotion...can't quite put it in to words ...but I did feel a little woozy while I was out and about...
It was really nice to get out and feel a part of this world again,and be part of the people you care about celebrations (missing out on things is really one of the worst parts of recovery)
Parking was very hard..even w/ my handicap Placard there was no where to park...honestly handicap parking is very very very limited...which is quite ridiculous...and the one handicap parking space was being used by a very non-handicap man...PEOPLE handicap parking is for people who are handicap getting out of the car..if you drop off a handicap person and then use the parking that is not what it is for and not allowed..ok I feel better that I said that! But luckily my friend was driving and dropped us all off out front of the restaurant and he went and parked the car (Thank You Bowen)
Overall it was a FABULOUS night and I look forward to getting out more!
Ps. It did take the whole next day to recover physically so it's good to space out adventures in the beginning (but I also moved as well during the week..but I will save that for another blog post ;) )
pps. Don't worry..I DIDN'T WEAR HEELS..I HAVE LEARNED MY LESSONS..heehee
happy times are awsome and it stinks when u have to miis out because of pain and or surgery better yet both lol. good luck with everything in your near and distant future i am keeping u in my prayers that it is your las surgery ever. I do not need one but was deathly afraid when the subject came up repeatedly and then really confused when suddenly it was no longer needed or there was no issue so who knows I am glad though what a relief
ReplyDeleteBecause of the parking issue, we almost NEVER go into Boston. However, when we move from the Beav' to the Bev' things may be a bit different, especially with the newfound proximity to the Commuter Rail!
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Happy Birthday Nicole!!! Tell your People I say, "Hello"!
Very true Jenny! Thank you so much! So what made them change their mind about you needing surgery...that is awesome though!!!
ReplyDelete@ "anonymous" LOL..I like the new name..hahaha..yes Boston trips may be in your near future..sweet!
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