At almost four weeks post op ----
I feel GREAT when I get up in the morning!
Eat a small breakfast before pain meds, which make me slightly queasy.
Shower ... after which I'm refreshed but exhausted.
Recover from taking shower.
Walk for about 30 -40 minutes ... after which I'm exhausted again.
Snack (usually yogurt).
Take a nap for what usually turns out to be a couple of hours. I never really get my energy back after that good ol' walk.
Lunch and more pain meds. Yum.
Do some light laundry, wash a few dishes, putter around the house, play the piano (without pain!).
Tired again.
Read or internet while wearing the bone stimulator thingy - another couple of hours. Sometimes fall asleep again.
Go around the house with the grabber, picking up all the stuff I dropped during the morning.
Everyone comes home from work or school.
For some reason, they ask me what's for dinner. (Must be a habit.)
I eat something small because I can't eat big stuff ... never knew Ravioli-O's were so tasty!
Help with homework, sometimes from the bed because I'm usually lying down by now, just tired of standing up.
Wash up, find a comfortable spot in the bed, watch TV until the wee hours. Probably because I slept too much during the day.
Fall asleep watching TV, wake up, turn it off. Go back to sleep.
Wake up. Roll over. Go back to sleep. Wake up. Roll over. Ad infinitum.
Wake up in the morning ... feel great again! Woo hoo!
Repeat.
I should add that every day I feel a little better than I did the day before!
I feel GREAT when I get up in the morning!
Eat a small breakfast before pain meds, which make me slightly queasy.
Shower ... after which I'm refreshed but exhausted.
Recover from taking shower.
Walk for about 30 -40 minutes ... after which I'm exhausted again.
Snack (usually yogurt).
Take a nap for what usually turns out to be a couple of hours. I never really get my energy back after that good ol' walk.
Lunch and more pain meds. Yum.
Do some light laundry, wash a few dishes, putter around the house, play the piano (without pain!).
Tired again.
Read or internet while wearing the bone stimulator thingy - another couple of hours. Sometimes fall asleep again.
Go around the house with the grabber, picking up all the stuff I dropped during the morning.
Everyone comes home from work or school.
For some reason, they ask me what's for dinner. (Must be a habit.)
I eat something small because I can't eat big stuff ... never knew Ravioli-O's were so tasty!
Help with homework, sometimes from the bed because I'm usually lying down by now, just tired of standing up.
Wash up, find a comfortable spot in the bed, watch TV until the wee hours. Probably because I slept too much during the day.
Fall asleep watching TV, wake up, turn it off. Go back to sleep.
Wake up. Roll over. Go back to sleep. Wake up. Roll over. Ad infinitum.
Wake up in the morning ... feel great again! Woo hoo!
Repeat.
I should add that every day I feel a little better than I did the day before!
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