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the surgery went well (so the surgeon said-he was very pleased).  it will be a while before the final results are in – the healing takes a couple of months.  first test will be in a few weeks and then we will know how successful the operation was. 

the whole operation experience (it was an outpatient facility) (and my first ever!) was wierd – someday i will write it up – i remember every minute of it.  luckily i had a sister with me and was glad for i was rather looped afterwards on the sedative and really spaced for the next 24 hours.  the antibiotics KNOCKED me out for the week i had to take them – ugh.  i was a walking zombie and it took several days after the last one to work thru my body for me to feel half normal again.  i dont advise doing what i did – move and then have an operation where you end up sitting half dead on a sofa in an apartment FULL of full boxes stacked everywhere and nothing of your own stuff to comfort you around you.   i was so out of it that i couldnt even watch tv  (even hgtv was annoying). 

and then i couldnt do any lifting or moving heavy objects due to the operation for the next two weeks (one week as a zombie – two to recover).  so forget about much unpacking – i did find a FABULOUS carpenter/handyman and last week he was here four days and we did a lot of work on the apt.  that’s the other frustrating thing about this move and the whole process – it didnt have much storage and only one door (to the bathroom but as it opened into the kitchen and took up the entire space infront of the sink it had to be replaced – we put in a louvred door).  we added five more doors – four louvred and one paneled "real" door (to the music room) and a bunch of shelves and all kinds of things.  it was a great experience -we hit it off very well and had a great time solving all the various problems that came up – and many times we had the same exact idea about a solution or a new idea – it was great fun.

however, its almost TWO months since i moved and i have only the kitchen and bathroom unpacked and setup  (well about 95% for each – kitchen needs anew floor (dont ask) and window treatments and shelves painted and bathroom needs the new door and wall shelves painted and window treatment and curtain under the sink and a new shelf unit over the toilet). 

this apt is reminding me of the first one i had in manhattan in 19xx (ahem) on West 109th street between columbus and amsterdam – and yes it WAS dreadful and scary and we were the only white girls (and southern at that) on the street – i was a very poor arts administrator .  it was in worse shape though than this one.  this one at least is structurally sound – and yes, it has a lot of what i want (the porch, patio, laundry, basement storage, rooms….)- i am just not sure if i will ever see it as a functioning apt and not a storage unit… argh . 

oh well, at least i can eat and bathe and sleep(the loft bed was built and then last week my carpenter and i made some more improvements to it) although half the time i fall asleep exhausted on the sofa.  (i got a raging cold earlier this week which knocked me out for two days).  anyway, i better try to get some sleep and tackle my bedroom today.