Hi my name is Tish and I am a 36 …
Hi my name is Tish and I am a 36 year old married to my high school sweetheart and have two beautiful little girls. I …
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Shawscove 
8:03am, October 16, 2009
A lot of remarkable things happened while we were working in Kona for UofN Kona. One that I want to focus on for my friends in DS - I was very concerned about my back. It had gotten a lot worse over the winter (even after seeming to get better). I started taking cortisone shots which helped but hurt my immune system so I had a killer case of shingles - it seemed like I felt sick or hurting all the time.
In Kona, I got very focused on what it was we were trying to accomplish. On top of that, I had to walk everywhere since we didn't have a car and if you know Kona, it is on the side of a big mountain (volcano actually) so everything is either UP a steep hill or DOWN a steep hill. Our office was at the bottom of campus, and the cafeteria was toward the top... so, I did a lot of hill climbing and stair climbing.
Either I have become accustomed to discomfort so that it doesn't get in my way, or my back has done some healing - in any event, I'm not even taking Alleve or Advil on a regular basis anymore and feeling much better! I'm more active, and my back injury is not the focus of my daily life anymore.
Wow - what a journey. It has been 9 months since my back surgery. Baruch hashem that things seem to be back to normal.
Ready to start cycling and mountain climbing again - just in time for summer! YAY!
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Glad to hear your pain is getting more manageable and you are becoming more active again. Chronic pain can be a real "pain". Hope you have lots of fun this summer!
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