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My PT and nurse both came in with computers, tick tack tick tack. I'm sure they don't have a clue what I look like. But I think they both knew what my front door felt like on their butts as they left!!!
 
Best sleep yet last night. I think two things contributed: first, I finally realized that part of the reason for the depression was that I wasn't staying on top of the pain, so I'm back to medicating by the clock. Secondly, I'm now able to get in and out of bed with relative ease, so I can lie in bed as long as it's comfortable, then move to the chair and vice versa. reducing the amount of "sleeping apart" is a big mental boost for both of us.

Spent half the day arguing with robots about insurance, meds, and PT. Got my script filled, and outpatient PT. I'm feeling more open to PT now. I've been doing the assigned exercises and the easy ones are easy and I can see how the hard ones are spotlighting specific needs.

I ought to back up here a little and mention that I've got a bit of a fitness background. Been lifting weights and rehabbing my own minor injuries for decades. I even certified and worked as a personal trainer for while, until I remembered that I basically hate dealing with human beings.

Point being that I know something about going from weak to strong, and I think I'm at a point in my healing that some focused effort is appropriate. Hopefully the PT will be good and my exercise won't include punching anybody.
 
Good that you feel in control of your surroundings, @59billy Definitely staying ahead of the pain makes a huge difference.

I've been cautious with PT, mostly doing those things which do not cause me pain and are geared to strengthening and gait. And that is working well for me although everyone is different.

Have a good day! Don't forget to rest!
 
"And that is working well for me although everyone is different."

One could build s whole life philosophy around that thought.

On a related note:

We live on a deadend road in a semi-rural area, with a strip mall on the corner of our road and the highway. Years ago, I laid out a running track for LOML. More recently, a CrossFit gym moved into the strip mall, and they use our road for w running track. We usually let the chickens out to forage and generally be happy chickens.

Anyway, the last few months of chicken time, which is also about when the Crossfitters are running, have found me sitting in a lawn chair with a glass of something distilled, watching the birds and runners and thinking ironic thoughts about fitness and exercise and so on.

Lately I glance out the window and see sweety and/or Crossfitters running and I just smile.
 
It won’t be long until you can partake of all the things you are longing to do. It is so difficult being patient but it is so worth it.

I’m now 4 weeks post op... no pain, no tablets, one crutch but can walk unaided indoors... back to doing housework (not so good!), walking well, sleeping well too... couple more weeks & the worst will be over for you...hang on in there! x


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Good news that you got a decent amount of sleep! I noticed at one point that my mood was dumpy and/or I was unreasonably irritated and clued into pain meds. What frustrates me is my post op instructions say to take the pain meds exactly as prescribed (including night doses) for a full two weeks but then they don't give you enough to do it so you have to go to your family doc here for a refill and they want to wean you. I am having to skip all night meds and some day doses or I will run out before I get another refill. At least in Canada, it is a little easier to get pain meds. The States now sounds pretty rigid but I remember years ago in the States all you had to do was sneeze to get Oxy and addiction became widespread.
 
Glad you're feeling better today, billy.
I'm sure you've seen Mojo's little lavender post it note on Recovery?
If not....I'll post it here for you...
Enjoy the day, hopefully it's a beautiful sunny one in your neck of the woods! :SUNsmile:
@59billy
 
Sad isn't it...for those who truly need them.
I feel bad for people who struggle to gain relief from pain and are made to jump through hoops.
 
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Here's your own personal one..I'd say you're at big left loopy after the first weeks tangle...notice it does go up eventually.:yes:
I'm glad you are getting some restorative sleep...that was a tough one for me for some months.:sigh:
Do take things easy as you proceed with PT...especially since you do have the fitness background.
Tightness is a normal occurrence after this kind of major surgery. Your surgeon did major carpentry work and disturbed every millimeter of soft tissue in this area. You aren't tight because your muscle is underused and needs to be stretched and rehabbed. You're tight because your tissue is healing..

Once we are past the initial surgical incision healing, and generally are starting to feel reasonable again, we want get on with our lives. To be active. And a lot of us are so driven to be active again, that we promptly overdo it as soon as we start to resume some activities.

So really, this isn't the time to do anything to excess. Baby steps now, and lots of patience, pays off big time later. Recovering from self-induced tendinitis can end up taking weeks or months.(as you know)
Try to structure your return to your life as a slow, gradual process where you introduce very small increments in activity, and then give yourself time to see how your body reacts to it. Your body is in charge of healing, not your mind.
I hope all continues to get better and better.
Early days my friend!:yes:
 
I grin every time I see that.

PT: every phone call with OS or PT leaves me more confused than before. I've been getting conflicting info since joint camp. The poor communication is disheartening.

Sweety is taking me to PT Monday, and before anything else happens, we'll ask about a dozen questions.
 
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I hope you slept well last night, billy.
Will be interesting to hear about your PT appt on Monday.
Wishing you a peaceful weekend and a happy Easter!
@59billy
 
@Layla it always encourages me when you like one of my PT posts, specifically because I know we don't have exactly the same philosophy.

Other news: home nurse yesterday, vitals are all good, incision is lovely. Appetite and digestion are good. Sleeping about an hour at a time; when I get out of bed to use the restroom, I move to chair and vice versa. The change keeps me from getting quite so sore.
 
I'm not totally opposed to PT. I didn't have the best experience and decided I had enough.
However, I don't like aggressive PT. I've read way too many times here how member's were hurt in physical therapy and then suffered a lengthy setback. I trust that you'll know your limitations and be vocal about what you're not comfortable engaging in. I think many have an intuition about what they shouldn't do, but don't always have the courage to tell the therapist they are uncomfortable, or unwilling. Or they just trust that the therapist knows best, which isn't realistic.

Great news on the nurse visit. It's always reassuring to hear you're doing well as the days drag on, and you question whether you're making any progress.

I'm sure you've read here that the broken sleep and night wandering from chair to bed is quite common in the early weeks. Give it another couple weeks and I think you'll notice things leveling out.
 
I made a list of exercises that made sense to me, and did them all yesterday, plus a trip up and down the back stairs. I was sore after, but it was the "did just enough" sore as opposed to "that was probably stupid" sore. (Remind me to tell you about my shoulder!)
 
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I’m avoiding the stairs for a few days... getting up that flight was overwhelming and needed my husband to help pull me up. It woke up those butt muscles like nobody’s business! Been icing the back of my legs ever since. Why did I want a colonial again? [emoji848]


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