@Layla - Everyone's fine. Kate's asleep, and she only lost three toes while I was in charge tonight...
Did about a mile walk this morning. Felt the good kind of sore after (when I used to run we referred to strong sore and shaky sore - this was the former). Took a shower and stretched, iced for 15 minutes, then left for my massage.
The massage was great, though I think my therapist was afraid to get too close to the incision (which is fine, better safe than sorry). I know she wasn't avoiding my big hairy butt, since I've been using her forever and she's not shy about putting her elbow in odd places. Apparently my wife ordered some "deep blue" lotion and pills, which are an essential oil thing. Like I posted in wavehogs thread, I think it's mostly a bunch of voodoo but this lotion is essentially icy hot and does work for minor muscle pain. She convinced me to take one of the deep blue pills. She said a lot of sciency sounding words, and I took one without rolling my eyes because I'd feel rude not to (peer pressure, haha).
Went to lunch with some guys from my old firm, listened to them complain about all the same things that caused me to find greener pastures three years ago. This is the time I should normally have taken Tylenol, but I figured I would when I got home. Felt sore during lunch, as I often do after a massage (she's very strong considering she weighs as much as my leg).
Went to the grocery store for stuff. Mostly used the cart for support, but switched to the cane after a but because I realized I was limping. Nearly took out a toddler trying to steer with one hand (not my toddler though, so who cares... Shouldn't have been standing there anyway).
Got home, picked up, washed dishes, iced. Showered again to get the oils off and stretch in the hot water. Read for about 30 minutes before wife came home to change and then take the larger daughter to the county fair. I left to get the smaller one shortly after that.
Picked up kiddo, took her to one of my ex coworkers houses (he mentioned he was solo tonight as well, and he has a daughter who just turned one). Tried to introduce my kid to his dog, which is half golden half grizzly bear (Tex). Tex was great with the kids, but tried to tackle me - we've wrestled in the past, I was hoping he forgot about that. I survived without falling, felt surprisingly stable.
Went through taco bell on the way home, because I'm fancy like that. Made kiddo mac and cheese. Cleaned mac and cheese off the floor. Made a hot dog for kiddo. We ate our food.
I knelt next to the bathtub to see how that felt. Seemed okay, so ran a tub and dropped... I mean gently placed her in there. Tried washing her, but that's a no go - with the 90 degree restriction and my tight quad, the only way is to be on both knees and sitting up (not back on the heels). That lasted about 45 seconds before my back said no. So I splashed some water at her, helped her out, then bedtime.
It was around this time (7:30 or so) that I realized I hadn't taken Tylenol in about 12 hours. Not sure what to attribute that to - massage, movement, the deep blue pill, or general distraction.
Wife and other kid are apparently still at the fair - looks like they're having a great time based on the pictures. I'm very bummed to miss it. Last year I couldn't go because I had horrible allergies, which resulted in sinus infections constantly, for which methylprednisolone was frequently prescribed, which murdered my hip bone, which required the THR.
Actually they just got home as I was in the middle of the last paragraph - she had an awesome time! I ended up helping my four year old in the bath for a minute as well - waaaaay easier than a toddler since she's taller and mostly follows direction.
Anyway, I'm still in strong sore mode, not shaky sore. Definitely need to do more stretching on a regular basis. We'll see how tomorrow feels, but my current plan is to just do the no resistance stationary bike in the morning and if I feel good still, do a few hours in the office.
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