Slowly progressing

Not much change in past week.  The lower back pain persists but there still is no pain that is limiting to my walking.  Before surgery I could walk no more that a quarter of a mile without having to stop and sit to relieve the left sided pain.  Now I can walk a couple of miles or more.  All the stitches have been removed and the wound looks good, so they say (it's hard to see).  The doctor nixed our plans for the trip the Big Bend that had been scheduled in a couple of weeks.  He said the long drive with the vibration from the car might cause a problem with the healing process.  The x-rays are quite impressive with 4 titanium screws into the vertebrae and then rods connecting them together.  I go back to the doctor at 6 weeks post surgery and will probably be starting on some additional exercises and physical therapy at that time.  For now, though, only walking and lifting no more than a coffee cup.