Hi
@Layla and
@Mojo333 , thanks for checking up on me. I should have posted before, but the truth is I have been feeling too fed up
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The good news:
- I'm able to get myself showered safely and prepare my own breakfast, so the morning carer visits have stopped. I hadn't realised how the little things they did all added up, but although I'm very slow I'm coping. It's not as if I have to dash off anywhere, just another day of rest and elevating the leg.
- The swelling has improved loads!
- My cold has almost gone
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- I'm off the oxycodone and managing with just paracetamol.
- My bladder has calmed down!
The not so good:
- I live alone, very independent, perfectly capable now of preparing a simple meal. BUT, by evening, I feel what I can only describe as "ill", and I just can't do it. I know all about the energy drain, and the post-op blues, but both have hit hard and took me by surprise. And guess what, family don't seem to understand! They're calling in again in the evenings and preparing a meal for me, but they think I need to see a doctor. I have my post-op appointment in a week's time, and one of daughters will be with me, so hopefully my surgeon will reassure her that this is all a normal part of recovery.
Hope you all enjoy the rest of the weekend. It's finally stopped raining in my part of the UK and we have some sunshine this morning
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