Clear to take off

I went in for my seven week visit with Dr. McVicker today. The x-ray looks good, and healing is proceeding as expected. Spasms have decreased substantially over the last several days, and I will be allowed to begin weaning from the brace. Over the next several weeks, I will be able to gradually increase activity from stretching to strengthening. I will be able to get in the swimming pool (gently) do easy lifting and rowing, push-ups, etc., all of which sound very appealing after 7 weeks of near inactivity. Most importantly, I will be allowed to travel to China on Wednesday morning, and lifting/carrying restrictions have been loosened enough that I will be able to hold my boy next Monday. I guess that's what everybody wanted to know, so having said that, I'm going to bed. We'll post again when we get to China-check back in a couple of days.