Started to feel a lot better. Actually wasn't as bad this time around, mostly because so many of my nerves had already been beaten into submission, I'm sure! But, yeah...can do some light typing now. Maybe fifteen to twenty minutes before I need a break. Still can't lift or reach or have anything at all touch my upper spine (so sitting in a chair is still pretty impossible), but...another big improvement. Been plowing through the pages I printed out for editing. Think I have maybe 20 left. Over 100 finished. Typed 45 or so into the computer. Some of the parts I've already edited are pretty pristine, but every time I get to a section I ignored and haven't gone through yet...man, does that red cover the page! Oh...I can also hand write with a pen again, though unless predictive handwriting software improves more than it current is or I win the lotto and can pay for someone to do the typing for me, that's probably still a limited avenue of getting work done.
Next up will be a readthrough of the 7k I already have for this chapter and then finishing the second half of it. There's probably 6 to 8 chapters left to write. Anywhere from 300 to 500 pages. If I do split it, and again I won't make that decision until we're later in the year and I see where my progress is at and how my spine is holding up, I'm pretty sure I know how to do it now in a way that isn't totally sudden and shitty. Still be a lot resolved in the second novel, but I don't think it will be as bad as I feared. Desired result is still huge monstrosity, but...we'll see!
Medical wise...it's a waiting room to see how long these RFAs last. They say six months to two years and the first one was a little over ten months ago. The other thing, is that because they're working in the cervical area instead of the thoracic spine, I haven't had an MRI up there, so they want to get that done too. If they finally find some compression or a serious herniation, that might mean surgery finally (but also might mean a more permanent fix!). If the insurance is nice and they just agree, that's just one quick appointment. If not...they'll make me do physio therapy again and I will want to fucking die for about a month before they discharge me again.
Other than that, I'm fully engaged on writing using the smart phone and editing up a storm on paper and typing in maybe 5 pages a day max! Eventually it will be finished! One day...probably before Martin finishes TWOW...might be bigger than TWOW too since King Henry is such a gabby fuck...
