Getting back to normal

Life is finally starting to get back to normal. Today I actually drove for the first time in a month! While the idea of driving again sounds great, the reality was that the soreness in my chest made it difficult. I could feel the hard expanders with every turn of the wheel. Time to start doing the arm and shoulder exercises the doctors have recommended to regain my normal range-of-motion. Another first-in-a-while event happened today—I took a real shower, all by myself, without sitting on a shower stool or having to carry those cumbersome drains in a bag! What a relief. It's the little everyday things that you take for granted when you can no longer do them. I know the hubby is particularly relieved that I can do my share of the housework again. Especially because it will give him more time with his new iPhone 4S. Guess I won't be seeing him for awhile...