Last month, I had emergency surgery with which came restrictions. No lifting over 15 pounds and no exercising, except for walking. After surgery, a person is typically off work for four to six weeks. When you’re self-employed, you can’t afford to be off work that long. I got out of the hospital the day after surgery. My mom picked me up, and I asked her to take me to MotoProz. I worked for about an hour and then headed home for the rest of the day. I knew this would be my new normal. My first day at MotoProz, Mike and Monty grabbed my purse and my big water bottle and weighed them together. They thought for sure they were more than 15 pounds, but they were only 10 pounds!
I could count on my mom to make sure I was walking each day, that was the number one priority to get walking and ease into it. We walked in Zumbro Falls and Mazeppa. The weather cooperated pretty much every day. I came to work for an hour or two a few days a week.
Four weeks later, I got my all clear to get back to lifting, work, and exercise. I left the doctor and headed to Office Max to get a box of copy paper. That is the heaviest thing I’ve lifted in a month! Then I headed home for a 30-minute strength workout (I used 5-pound weights) taking it easy. I worked all day the next day, and I was tired. I made it the four weeks, now I need to slow down. I have been in this situation before. I know I need to do what the doctors tell me to do, but sometimes easier said than done.
Memo from MotoProz…
Ready for summer? We are!! Check out our inventory of new E-Z-Go Golf carts, new and used ATVs and side by sides, and new and used Hustler mowers online at www.MotoProz.com or stop in and see what we got! We’ve got something for everyone! The place to go is MotoProz!
Save the dates…for the Mazeppa Monthly Markets this summer. If you’re at the 3rd Thursday Summer Markets in Mazeppa, stop over to chat with us! Coming up in July, August, and September. And Mazeppa Daze July 11th thru the 14th.
