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just checking in! i am seeing improvements every day, things like sitting up for an hour 4 times a day, walking for around 20 minutes inside, and going up and down my stairs 4 times a day.
i've only been able to cut back on the meds from every two hours to two and a half hours, but I think that's because i'm only on oxycodone and flexeril (the flexeril is one every 8 hours) not sure of the dose, too tired to go look right now lol. they do mess with my head though, i keep meaning to call my dr. to ask about getting tylenol added but i keep forgetting!
my initial swelling is finally going down, and a lot of the stiffness too. i do have a shoulder that is VERY tight, i can feel a knot the size of an egg yoke that is very sore. not sure what the best way is to relieve the tension. I take 2 hot showers every day, and they still help a lot with the pain, but that one shoulder can get very painful. i am excited to say that the terrible sciatica i had pre-op is gone from what i can tell!!!! so happy about that, even with all the other pain.
i am daily encouraged by your posts on here, especially the ones who have had a much harder surgery/recovery and are doing well after. i keep looking towards that 6-9 week mark and know i will get there soon! this week was probably the hardest because i'm a little more mobile and can really feel the time going by in slow motion. but like i've been encouraged by many of you, this won't last forever!
i really think the mental part of this recovery can be as hard as the physical. when i was feeling worse than this, i was so preoccupied with the pain i didn't really notice anything else going on. now that i'm not always feeling awful, i do notice the days going by and wish i was able to get out and do regular things. even having gone through 3 previous recoveries, i was not prepared for the challenge of keeping my spirits up over such a long period of time being stuck at home. i have found watching dvd's have helped occupy my thoughts, and having a "schedule" helps too. but i do get sick of watching tv.
anyway, don't mean to complain, like i said, there are so many of you who have it MUCH harder. if my biggest complaint is boredom, i'm very blessed!
just checking in! i am seeing improvements every day, things like sitting up for an hour 4 times a day, walking for around 20 minutes inside, and going up and down my stairs 4 times a day.
i've only been able to cut back on the meds from every two hours to two and a half hours, but I think that's because i'm only on oxycodone and flexeril (the flexeril is one every 8 hours) not sure of the dose, too tired to go look right now lol. they do mess with my head though, i keep meaning to call my dr. to ask about getting tylenol added but i keep forgetting!
my initial swelling is finally going down, and a lot of the stiffness too. i do have a shoulder that is VERY tight, i can feel a knot the size of an egg yoke that is very sore. not sure what the best way is to relieve the tension. I take 2 hot showers every day, and they still help a lot with the pain, but that one shoulder can get very painful. i am excited to say that the terrible sciatica i had pre-op is gone from what i can tell!!!! so happy about that, even with all the other pain.
i am daily encouraged by your posts on here, especially the ones who have had a much harder surgery/recovery and are doing well after. i keep looking towards that 6-9 week mark and know i will get there soon! this week was probably the hardest because i'm a little more mobile and can really feel the time going by in slow motion. but like i've been encouraged by many of you, this won't last forever!
i really think the mental part of this recovery can be as hard as the physical. when i was feeling worse than this, i was so preoccupied with the pain i didn't really notice anything else going on. now that i'm not always feeling awful, i do notice the days going by and wish i was able to get out and do regular things. even having gone through 3 previous recoveries, i was not prepared for the challenge of keeping my spirits up over such a long period of time being stuck at home. i have found watching dvd's have helped occupy my thoughts, and having a "schedule" helps too. but i do get sick of watching tv.
anyway, don't mean to complain, like i said, there are so many of you who have it MUCH harder. if my biggest complaint is boredom, i'm very blessed!
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