Time in South Africa

I am here in South Africa 1 week after my operation and I am recuperating well. I arrived last Sunday, met with my doctor on Monday had an MRI on Tuesday and he operated on Wednesday. It has been a whirlwind to say the least. My doctor replaced 1 disk with a stainless steel artificial one and fused 2 disks together. I stayed in the hospital until Friday and have been recuperating since. I am still very sore, but progressing daily. I am enjoying my time here - it does not feel like Africa at all. There are malls, movie theaters, McDonalds, KFC and lots of signs in English. There are Christian bookstores too. Very weird. The nurses here are great allowing me time to do some retail therapy as well by dropping me off at the mall for a few hours to walk and shop. It is nice to be able to shop in English and not have to barter for the price. I have a follow up appointment next week and hopefully will be cleared to go home next weekend. Ron is coming on Saturday to spend the week with me and celebrate our 16th wedding anniversary. God is good and although I have some post surgical pain, the pain in my back and leg are gone. The doctor is pretty confident that I have not suffered permanent damage in my leg and is relatively sure that I won't continue to have a drop foot after a few weeks. I can notice a huge difference in my walking and only notice my foot when I get severely fatigued. All in all although I miss Ron, the kids and the dorm guys I am so glad I came and had the surgery - it has been a huge success. Thanks for all of your prayers - they mean a lot!