Thank you
@Layla ! I feel lucky to have found this forum and the kind support of strangers!
It's Sunday in Hong Kong. The storm has passed and the skies have cleared up somewhat.
And - deep breath everyone - I had a hankering for McDonald's upon waking up. Yup, you read right - McDonald's.
So instead of my morning walk on the pavements outside my building, hubby and I got into the small MX5 and drove to the next suburb for our fix. (There's no McDonald's in our suburb).
Unlike the US, there is no parking lot in front of the McDonald's that we went to, so we parked some distance away in a parking lot and walked over. The walk on foot (me on a single crutch) to and from McDonald's was just slightly over 2km according to my Samsung phone. Anyway, I got my fix
On side-sleeping
Last night was the fifth night I tried sleeping on my non-operated side. It is the second segment of my night's sleep, and usually starts around 12 midnight. After I got up to make a bathroom visit, I came back and started re-arranging pillows and then settled into my side lying position. All good.
Pain in the butt area and dull pain down the leg
At 3am, I woke up again and then re-arranged pillows to settle into the supine position (the third sleep segment).
But, I had pain spot areas in the lower back (mid butt) and inside the joint. Couldn't get comfortable, no matter what I did, so got up to apply ice-gel packs and that eased the pain somewhat.
As I sit here typing this report, the butt pain is back, accompanied by some vague shooting nerve-like pain down the thigh and lower leg.
I didn't feel it earlier this morning, but that was probably because the Arcoxia and Paracetamol masked it.
It is a level 3 pain, annoying, but not something to be alarmed about (I think), so will go apply some more ice and take it easy for the rest of the day.
Wishing all a good Sunday!!!