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After reading several threads, I do wish that I had found and joined here sooner so that I would have a record of where I was throughout the past 3 months of this journey as a reference. I only have my ROM #'s recorded from the time I was in PT, but that certainly doesn't provide much of the more important information. I thought about journaling, but I don't currently have a computer, and the thought of writing on paper involved too much energy and a clearer brain than I had for a period of time. I am hoping that at least writing stuff now will help me as I move from short-term to long-term recovery. :yes:
 
He probably won't, and I am sure that he may give me some push back, but I am ok with that and prepared for it!
 
Besides, I am really mad at him for making me have to work tomorrow..2 hrs away...all because he had a date the OS and PA on Monday!:tantrum:
 
Well, so far so good.....I think! I managed to walk around vertically 3 times today, so 3 times Spence went up and down the three flights of stairs. No helping from handrails, no limping, no thinking. Just moving like a "normal" person. Although I did not glide as per the walking instructions that @Pheebs52 was kind enough to relay, but that was because I wasn't putting brain power into walking! :heehee: The rest of my day I sat, like a "normal" person, no attempts to rig up something to try to elevate. Took 2nd dose of Tylenol as planned. When it was time to leave I hefted my bags (which weighed more than they did this morning) onto my shoulder and walked the block and a half to my car, and drove home. (I am actually prepping myself for my new career as a pack mule:rotfl:). No complaints from Spence. Granted, I do have him buried under the TED stocking, so if he is hugging, they are hugging more! Now that I am home and ate something, I guess I will take Spence out of his confinement and see what happens! :shrug: It just dawned on me that Spence just completed his 12th week as of just over 2 hrs ago, and he is now 13! :yikes: Ugh, teenagers!!! So I do feel a little guilty about putting him through the paces today, but I have a nice cold ice pack waiting in the freezer as a present! So, here goes nothing!!........
 
Good for you! Take care of Spence tonight because you know the ire of teenagers! Could get ugly but you are the boss!
 
Well, I guess 13 weeks old doesn't make one a teenager after all. It seems as if at 13 weeks old, Bionic Spence seems to like to still be swaddled!! Big baby! Lol! Some tightness and stiffness, but nothing really that bad. I will see what it's like in the morning after a night of ice and rest. Maybe Spence likes to be active yet contained???:scratch:
 
So my quest for "normalcy" continues! Although the reality is that I will never arrive as I am too far gone down the slippery slope of insanity! But we will assume the possibility exists, for sake of discussion! After all, this is.....wait for it.......
"Spence, the Final Frontier"! :cues cool theme music:

When we last saw our hero, he was getting packed in ice for a night of sleep...
Thanks to a nasty migraine and the need for medicine for it, I actually slept through most of the night fairly well. Was up once to switch ice pack after taking care of, well, you know what we have to get up in the middle of the night for!:heehee: Yes, some days I wish I didn't put away the portable commode I had upstairs, but that is purely for lazy reasons, not Spence related issues. But I digress.... So no overnight yoga with @kmak81230 for Spence! Fortunately my body still knows to wake up on work schedule, as there was a slight alarm clock malfunction. In any case, in spite of being rushed this morning to get ready to go to work, I did take a look at Spence to see how he held up after yesterday. No increase in swelling of knee, but foot was starting to look like a latex-free glove blown up to look like a balloon to provide amusement to hospital patient! But it's been much worse, so I wasn't concerned. I figured that I may have had the ice pack wrapped on a bit too tight. No major pain either.

The 2 hour drive to work was uneventful as far as Spence was concerned. I skipped the TED stocking today because I wasn't wearing long pants to work since it was weekend. I am unique, but I didn't want others to be bothering me for great fashion advice with the look that wearing 1 TED stocking would create! Trés chic!:snork:

Spence was well behaved all day, though I didn't have the opportunity to walk around as much as this office is very small. He was also pretty good for the drive home, with just some minor nervy, achy pain in upper quad area. Took only Tylenol today, both this morning and this afternoon. I think it's getting near the time for next dose, as Spence is starting to hurt more right around the knee. So, it seems as if it is so far so good with the plan to no longer spend so much time and energy thinking about Spence! I just hope it continues!:yes!:
 
Oh, I almost forgot! I was successful at performing a hop, skip and a jump!:happydance: Yes, I have no life and too much free time on my hands!:whistle: So now I am all showered and ready for bed! Yes, it is only 6:15pm here, but I am exhausted! Not sure how I made the drive home without needing to pull over and take a nap.:yawn: For now, however, I will hang out on the couch with my favorite ice pack and just elevate for awhile.:ice:
 
It sounds like you're managing pretty well considering your work challenges. It's fine to keep experimenting with your limits and a break to walk a little is ok. When you overdo you know to scale back a bit for a few days.

Yes, the post 3 months is the "hidden recovery" period. You're back at work and so everyone thinks you're fine.
You're no longer :old:, you look like :walking: but it's easy to :bicycle2:
 
So, I decided to use my work laptop to log in here today, and boy, the things that I have been missing!:heehee: Those signature thingys really are helpful when you can see them, and I was able to upload a pic into my avatar so I look like a real human being! I am not the most tech savvy person to begin with, so to me these are major accomplishments! I would venture to say that they rank higher than any accomplishments that I have made with Spence! :rotfl: Ok, well maybe not that high, but still. BTW, I don't really think that I like being classified as "Senior", although there are days in which I feel like one, I am not ready to be one yet! (no offense to anyone older than 80 who is a senior)
 
i love seeing the smiling faces of my fellow bonesmarties. my hat is off to you for making those 2 hour return trips to work and you're still able to function. good for you ~ strong lady. hope you can rest on your days off.:bath:
 
Well, @liam2015 able to function might be a bit of an overstatement! I am completely exhausted today, and even slept until 11:30am. I am still wiped out! :yawn::zzz:I know that part is due to the fact that I did not take my narcolepsy meds when I did finally get up, but I think that most is due to the fact that it was just one really long and exhausting week. And tomorrow is already Monday!:bawl: Fortunately next week most days my commute will only be about 45 min each way, and only 1 day of the 2 hour one way commute:driver: but at least I will have 2 days off next weekend.:yay:

@kneeper thanks for the encouragement as well! The way I see it is that I really have no choice but to manage. I have been managing my entire recovery on my own, for the most part, with the exception of rides to PT and to get my INR checked before I was able to drive myself. I am working on not being concerned about how others think that I should be doing based on how I look to them, or how much time I was out of work, while at the same time trying not to spend too much energy just thinking about Bionic Spence.
 
@rubyyarn , so far you are going to have to wait for the sequel story:heehee: as it's been so far so good.
I crashed early last night, totally wiped out from the day/week of work. I didn't get up until 11:30am. I did get up a couple of times during the night for the usual stuff- bathroom, new ice, snacks, but actually slept most of the night and morning. :sleeep: I was stiff and muscles were tight when I did get up, but considering all of the sitting and driving, that was pretty much expected. I really need to remember to stretch regularly as I was doing prior to returning to work. Even if I only stretch once or twice a day, that would probably be a big help. So no Tylenol since before bed last night, and Spence has not pitched a fit about it. Now I am getting that nervy pain in my quad. It always seems to come around this time every day, but not sure why.
In any case, I really didn't do much today just because I am so tired. Hopefully Spence will continue to behave, and I can continue to work on not thinking about him so much!:yes:
 
I am just so over this "recovery". At this point I am not even sure that I care if things get better. I'll just tell people that everything is just great and deal with whatever.
 
I wish I could come by and help you carry your poundage to work! I could also drive the 2 hours, and you could loll back and rest up for the hard work at your desk. (I think sitting is VERY hard to do without discomfort.) I'm retired for the third time, so I'm dealing with a different set of circumstances but can relate to your frustrations.
 
Thanks, @Polkadot . Tomorrow should be interesting as I have to teach Safe Crisis Management, which has a physical component that I need to demonstrate to teach. And Wed and Fri I am teaching CPR/First Aid, which should be interesting with having to get down on the floor.
 
@Fire wolf my first week back to teaching we had a "dangerous intruder" drill and taught how to use a door lock at the very bottom of the door. That instructor looked me in the eye and said, "you'll need to kneel to do this". At 12 weeks I wasn't kneeling on cement floors! I managed to bend down to perform the task. Can you take a pillow to use on the floor?
 
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