I have my post surgery follow-up in the morning. Everything related to the surgery and neck incision is going swimmingly. Even the slight swelling around the staples I can chalk up to my wound healing. Even the GI symptoms are significantly better! Things are moving like they should. No bloating. No gas stuck in there. Minimal pain. Almost back to normal.

Finances are about to be relevant again though. I don't have to pay medical expenses, thank goodness, but living expenses are in short supply courtesy of being out of work for recovery. Family and friends have helped out financially and I put a lot of those funds towards bills, utilities and major expenses. That helped, but of course now that the fridge needs stocked...

I'm just in a really weird position between needing living expenses, but possibly having a significant tax refund on the way, needing gas for several other doctor's appointments in the coming month and getting the all clear to return to work.

Well, first things first. Let's see what the doc says in the morning.