Hey, I remember the Winston/Dillard exit off I-5 very well! Roseburg on south is so beautiful. I lived a long while in Eugene, then moved to Southern Oregon a year after my then-boyfriend/now husband did, so I have done the commute past Dillard many times!
I am quite like you with the need for sleep. I think it is normal. My sleep is actually better in the mornings after I have cleared the husband and kidlets out the door. Since yesterday was so intense, I slept a solid four hours as a "nap" this morning, from one dose of medicine straight to the next. Then I lounged for a couple more hours.
When is your followup with your ortho? Mine is next Wednesday, and I want to know how he will work with me to strike a balance between needing pain control and working off the Norco. Thus far, skipping doses hasn't worked At All, but as my path thus far shows an overall trend up, I am sure I will get there, and I would like to make the transition to the Bonesmart "cocktail" for pain management gracefully. Hah, like I am ever (!) graceful.
I have that odd pain that travels to my shin, too. For me, it has almost an electrical quality too it, and my brain has me convinced that it is related to some nerve, somewhere. I have had it, especially at night, for months now. My OS shrugs and says that it isn't a place normally affected by hips, per se, but that it could well be from my gait having been compromised for so long. Does ice ever help that? Are you slated for outpatient physical therapy at some point? That's where I hope to eliminate that ache. Thankfully, mine isn't intense all the time. Sorry yours is...
My hospital PT session emphasized the walking to me, too, but I have made my own interpretation of what that means. Discard whatever isn't helpful to you! ;-). Walking is the best thing I can do for my hip at this point, exercise-wise. I fit it in and keep it happy-- whatever I can do in good form and *pain-free* boosts my brain and body and helps me feel good about my recovery. As soon as it isn't comfy and I find myself falling into my pre-surgical "lurch," I stop. Enough. Go back to small movements to keep blood flowing and be happy. My understanding from PT wasn't that I needed to force myself through anything; rather, be mindful of keeping movement as a part of my day. It also meant to me that I didn't need to try to do anything fancy to "speed up" healing. Anecdotally, I see on Bonesmart that doesn't work! Finally, right now, while we do need to give our new joint some weight bearing to stimulate bone growth, we are truly in a recovery phase from the surgery and not YET in a strength-building phase. I need to show you the Bonesmart mantra-- has it been sent to you yet? Easy on yourself and celebrate your progress...
Hope to check in with you again soon! Here's to an excellent tomorrow...
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