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Writer's pictureMakeda Roney

post surgery reflections: moments in time


day of surgery ~ before ⏩ after • such a beautiful successful surgery! • keeping high vibrations as I close 2019 with this surgery! the funny thing is, at the start of 2019 (jan) I got surgery to take out my appendix and I am finishing off 2019 with surgery on my hip! some real ass cycle completion (#shadowwork 🧿 ) . so I am so ready to kick some 2020 !

feeling so blessed, loved + supported as i move through my life and i am so grateful for the beautiful souls in my life that sent me so much loveeee!! 💓

this next half of a year of recovery will be a super interesting and enlightening but beautiful. and i can’t wait to get my butt back into dancing, cross-training and just be-ing, with my improved, relieved hip!


day 1 post surgery ~ am so freaking grateful for pilates and the

resources i have had through @balancedpilatesnyc to strengthen

and learn even more about my body and the nuances of its

mechanics and strength because even after this surgery and being

temporary handicap, i am so strong and feel so strong! the strength

of my deep stabilizer muscles, my core, my upper body, my

alignment that i've gained through my practice is assisting me so

much as i crutch around... ¡ am so grateful for pilates and the

opportunity to be apart of balanced pilates nyc • ps: this is a photo

taken pre surgery lol • #myjourney #postoprecovery


day 3 post surgery ~ i’m soo feeling all the high, love + light frequencies and vibrations even through this post op recovery.. 🌻 i was really worried that i would go back into my depressive, anxious, low vibe habits that i’ve been working so hard on and have beautifully overcome (#shadowwork), because it’s always such a work in progress and daily practice no matter how far you’ve grown with your mental and emotional health. i thought laying around most of the day while i recover for these next few months would really trigger my mild depression and anxiety.. but so far so good. listening to high vibe podcasts (like @manifestwithash and @wildsoulhealing), meditating, manifest journaling, being truly honest with myself, relaxing in the moment and giving/growing my love and trust in the universe and my spirit guides are all tools that really keep me high up in this lovely joyful state, even inside of the frustrating moments.. giving myself permission to really feel and acknowledge the frustrating moments and emotions.. talk about it, cry about it but then letting it go completely to move forward into the present moment... also having amazing, high vibe, supportive friends and fam in your circle that you can exchange energy with! some things that help me keep my vibrations up.

i still have manyyy weeks to go (6-8months of recovery) but celebrating the little, day to day moments. 💛




week 3 post surgery ~ feeling pretty good physically. the progress is steady and pretty speedy (at least

externally). each day gets better to the point that i almost forget sometimes things that i shouldn’t be doing and i have to constantly check myself! lol so it’s more of a mental + emotional adjustment now... my body doesn’t completely understand why i am sitting/laying around all day ! and time is such a funny thing. i have to keep reminding myself that i just came out of a major surgery only a few weeks ago (although it feels like longer) and i still have 6-7 more months to go. some days my spirit feels low and i have to pick myself up with some music, shower, podcast or something... or i just sit with the heavy feeling and see what my spirit is trying to bring to my attention. vibing with this new moon, btw eclipses (dec 25 + jan 10) for listening and letting go. 🌻 •




yall! it’s week 4 (one month) post op! 🤯☺️→ couldn’t have made it through without these mvp’s... mom dukes, sis and little bro, that have been so patient, so loving and helpful as i am healing and getting through each week. this week was probably one of the hardest weeks so far, mentally, physically, emotionally... after feeling so strong last week, it was very hard for my spirit, when my hip was like “uhmm no!” this week.. i was in a lot of pain this week, found myself getting really tired, even when i didn’t do much, and getting really frustrated with myself/my circumstances. i had to constantly remind myself of:

1) the deep micro work and healing that my body is currently going through after being traumatized from being “cut open, rearranged and glued back together!” in the words of my sister @natty8dreadlol!

2) how beautifully i have been working through staying level headed and positive through this process so far


ANDD


3) that it is okay to get mad and frustrated. it’s okay to cry/whine/complain and feel the full emotions of it all! as long as it moves through me and doesn’t consume me... it just comes to show how life, growth, progress... is always moving in spirals (not linearly) and being as open as we can to any + every thing that surfaces and re surfaces through our journeys without judgment, is super important and helpful.

as well as being okay with sitting with/inside of and celebrating the hard moments just as much as we celebrate the joyous/successful moments, because the hard moments are what propel us to


have growth and success. and, of course, giving yourself grace through it all... phew! life sure does have a lot of lessons that are hard but also amazing if you keep working on that third eye staying open. (red pill, blue pill)



ps. not to mention the eclipse portal we are inside of 😅🌚 AND the fires happening in australia that are probably 200% deep inside + influencing my energetic field, physically + soulfully...#postoprecovery



{{ week 5 post op }} ..and the motto = ‘one day at a time’.. see anything different?? 👁 hint: there are two differences :)

the journey slowly back to walking on my own, being independent and integrating back into daily life is challenging some days and really empowering other days. little things like getting a new PT exercise, seeing my small but mighty progress or finally being able to get on the floor and stretch a little make my heart feel so full of excitement.

this week i am working on walking around my house with one crutch and looking forward to be walking on my own within the next 2-3 weeks.☺️🌻








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