I've been working a little more than full time at the local skateshop [link] and been skating on the weekends. I managed to get a withdrawal from all my classes and have an appointment to meet with a back surgeon to discuss my options in January so I can finally be done with pain killers. Being out and skating again is somewhat therapeutic, it good to expel physical energy on a regular basis and working as much as I do allows the brain little time to wander and become depressed. I picked up my skating right where I left off, but since I lost so much weight it hurts a lot more when I fall haha. Overall things are going much better than in my pervious journal entry.