Writing to see if those who are further along in the post surgery timeframe if they had kind of a three to four month "blues" period.
I have not been really good at getting out and walking. Some of your posts have inspired (or is the word guilt :-) ) to get walking and I have did probably close to two miles a few days ago and one to one and half miles past few days.
I am really starting to feel my "hardware" now. I have done shorter walks before and I never was super aware of hardware, but boy am I now! It's sometimes painful, sometimes just a weird feeling. With the longer walks, I find I need to take four rounds of meds instead of three (doing 1 tylenol and 1/3 of a vicodin per sitting).
It's also making me think about what I can and cannot do after this. Yet, when I see videos of people skiing, I kick myself and try to think of bright side. I used to show dogs (60 lb dogs), not sure if I can again. You have to do a pretty fast jaunt with them around the ring.
I do understand that my condition would eventually push organs into each other and this stopped that process.
Also, I wonder if these feelings are because, unlike many of the forum members, I wasn't in a lot of pain before the surgery. I definately have more pain now.
Is this normal for this period of recovery?
I have not been really good at getting out and walking. Some of your posts have inspired (or is the word guilt :-) ) to get walking and I have did probably close to two miles a few days ago and one to one and half miles past few days.
I am really starting to feel my "hardware" now. I have done shorter walks before and I never was super aware of hardware, but boy am I now! It's sometimes painful, sometimes just a weird feeling. With the longer walks, I find I need to take four rounds of meds instead of three (doing 1 tylenol and 1/3 of a vicodin per sitting).
It's also making me think about what I can and cannot do after this. Yet, when I see videos of people skiing, I kick myself and try to think of bright side. I used to show dogs (60 lb dogs), not sure if I can again. You have to do a pretty fast jaunt with them around the ring.
I do understand that my condition would eventually push organs into each other and this stopped that process.
Also, I wonder if these feelings are because, unlike many of the forum members, I wasn't in a lot of pain before the surgery. I definately have more pain now.
Is this normal for this period of recovery?
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