All:

It's now two weeks since my surgery.

The immediate effect is that I had very limited range of motion and a lot of pain.  I'm taking Lortab for that, though.  After about a week of convalescing, I was able to do some light chores around the house, but my surgeon said, "No lifting anything over 25 pounds".  Needless to say, that makes performing in armour with Levant Preceptory this Saturday right out of the question.

Last week, My surgeon's assistant took half of the staples in my neck out.  This certainly made sleeping easier, but I still find I have to sleep on my back at night, and that the staples pull and make my neck much less flexible.  I have an appointment to see the surgeon next Tuesday to see what restrictions I have (if any), and for how long.  Then, I have fto rebuild my depleted vacation and sick time.

The good news is that I've had a lot of time to rest, and to work on projects--I now own a Hungarian-style horsebow, and am even now patterning out a bowcase and quiver for it in a Turkish style.  Once I'm healthy enough, I'm going to start shooting this.  Ideally, I want to learn how to use a thumb ring to do it right, but we'll see.

That's all for now,

T-Bob (Ordo Saint Maurice)