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I am beginning to become anxious because I am not tired and can not fall asleep. I need to get up at 6 am and it is now 11:26 pm.
 
daughter stalker said:
I am beginning to become anxious because I am not tired and can not fall asleep. I need to get up at 6 am and it is now 11:26 pm.
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DS,
Same thing happens to me every Sunday night. I guess from sleeping late and staying up later on the weekends. I also had the same problem when I went back to work at 8 weeks. I tried to get back in the rhythm a few days before, but it was hard.
Good luck tomorrow.

Roger
 
SFBaySailor I haven't fallen asleep. I even bought some Tylenol PM for tonight. :zzz: I slept 3.5 hours and am still wound up. :gaah: You know it was like I was only out for 2 weeks. Getting out of my desk chair to take my interviewee (inmate) back to the lobby was hard getting started because my knee got a little stiff sitting there. My knee did swell a little. I did place my leg in a chair and iced twice between 8 am and 2pm.

I went straight to PT from work. :sos: My appointment was at 3 pm. My PT said that my knee didn't look bad for not having my knee at nose level since 4:30 am. She worked me like normal, but told me to make sure when I got home to ice and elevate. And I am.

I'm okay. :tada: Thanks for asking. I am just waiting to see how the knee will be after two days in a row at work. :yikes:
 
DS,
Good to hear it went well. Yep, swelling is to be expected when sitting. I went back to work at 8 weeks, and the first day was a shocker. I had to get up every 1/2 hr or so. Didn't get much work done, but I don't think much was expected of me that day :) It is a big day in our recoveries!
It's much better now after having been back for a month.
Take care,

Roger
 
First day back!! Glad you survived! Every year, I can't sleep the night before school starts, or the night before going back after Thanksgiving break, Christmas break, or Spring break. I hope that is all it was for you and that tonight is better. Just remember to be kind to yourself after work each day.
 
It sounds like you made it successfully through your first day back, DS. I'm glad! I get what you mean on the stiffness and such when getting up after sitting. I've had about a half dozen of those long term sits over the last several weeks, including the first one with a client where I decided I had gone back too soon. But, time will make those moments better. I was surprised I wasn't more stiff after 4 hrs in the car, driving or traveling.

Keep us posted!
 
daughter stalker

:flwrysmile: What an obstacle you have overcome! :yes: I am so glad it wasn't that bad for you! I will be eager to hear how you feel after today. I'll be it will be a little better since you know what to expect! :thumb:

I think not sleeping before a big event is very normal, even though it doesn't make us feel very good. Just like Ready said, I never sleep before a big trip, first day of new school year, etc.:mcoffee: You were probably (and I am only going on how I think I will feel Sunday night before my first day back - Monday) both stressed, excited, and worried how you would hold up.

Let us know about your great day today!!!!! We are cheering for you! :happydance: Go, Maria!
Becca
 
*Note to self: DO NOT TAKE TYLENOL PM AT 10:15 PM ​
WHEN YOUR ALARM IS SET FOR 5 AM. :mcoffee: ​
I didn't want to wake up this morning. My sheets were clinging to me begging for me to stay! I have an alarm clock that has two settings. I had one set for 5 AM and the other set for 6 AM. I reluctantly got out of bed at 5 am and made my way to the coffee pot where there was coffee waiting for me. I took the coffee back to my bedroom and sat on the bed with the morning news on the television. Drank a few sips of coffee, sat it down on the night stand and said to myself, "I can't do this today!" I went back to sleep until the 6 am alarm went off and told myself that I had to get out of bed. I unenthusiastically made my way to the shower. :sigh: After the shower I felt better and began to get ready. * NOTE TO SELF: DO NOT TAKE TYLENOL PM AT 10:15 PM WHEN YOUR ALARM IS SET FOR 5 AM! :zzz: I won't make that mistake again.

I got to work today and all the handicap parking spaces were filled. They were filled yesterday also, but I found a parking spot 2 spaces next to the handicapped parking places so I didn't complain. I had to park approximately 1/5 mile from the entrance this morning. I was fuming mad, because I know that there are people without a handicap parking in those parking spaces who are using someone else's handicap parking permit. :hissy: There are a few that do have handicaps. I am not talking about them. I went into the administration building and found one of the high level administrators. By this time I was almost in tears. :boohoo: I told her, "We sure have many disabled people working here." She looked at me inquisitively. (Sarcasm is my second language. It gets me into lots of trouble sometimes.) I told her where I had to park because there were no handicapped parking spaces available. I also mentioned to her that my OS has me working only 5 hours per day and had approved me for a disabled parking permit. She immediately came up with a solution to my problem, but I wasn't going back to my car to move it closer. I had already walked that far and if I was going to walk that far again it would be to go home.

At work I have to clear a metal detector. If I don't clear they have to do a pat down search. Will I ever clear a metal detector? NO!!! :headbang: I'm going to hate having to be pat searched every day just to get into work. I knew this was going to be the case when I decided to have the TKR. :scratch: UGH!!! After getting behind the perimeter and to my office the day went the same as it did yesterday.

PT today??? NO WAY!!! I am now icing and elevating at home, thank you very much! :)

I hope all in the Bonesmart family had a great day! I need a nap :sleep:
 
And a nap you deserve!! Here, I will help you :hairpulling: ! Sorry you had such a horrid day. If I take Tyl PM, it's always at about 7pm or I am a zombie until noon (although I hear Zombies are all the rage now). Glad you skipped PT, I think the walk to and from the parking lot was sufficient. I hope you got some rest, and tomorrow is a better day.
 
DS...I am so sorry that your day was so trying. I hope you have a better one today. I had my 5 wk OS visit on Mon and asked my doc about airport clearance and whether I would need a card or any info about the knee. He told me that I will need to go through the x ray or scanner everywhere except maybe Fla, where 20% of flyers have knee replacements, and they set the machines lower to not go off by knees. Is there a solution for you like that? I.e., can the warden instruct your entry checkpoint about your condition so they can simply wand you as opposed to a patdown? I hope so. It may be worth a try.

I am back to work now as well, both in and out of the office, and have experienced challenges and differences, too. And, even at home, I have changes. I would have slept hard last night except for the fact that I roll around a lot, and every time i did i felt my my numb knee cap area and it woke me in distress. I think I had dreams about it.

Our lives will be different, but I firmly believe that 90% of those differences will turnout to be positives!

Here's to a better day for you today!
 
50yrold

Thanks! I woke this morning nauseated and decided not to go to work. I'm still nauseated but I will probably get to work tomorrow. I needed to be away from work after the day I had yesterday. I'm sorry to hear about your sleep issues. I totally know how you feel. I go through the same thing most every night. :console2:

I have a card with a picture of my x-ray on the back with it stating which knee it is. It is my doctor's card with his info on it. My name and date of birth is on the front bottom of the card. I received my card in the mail 3 days after my 2 week doctor visit. The x-ray even shows my staples. It is kind of cool! :)

It really doesn't matter about the pat search. I have been going through security check points for 25 years and am used to dealing with it. Before I only had to deal with a pat search when I was the magic number that went through so that they could say that they were checking people randomly. It is for the inmate's and staff's security. I am ok with it. It is the officer's responsibility to make sure that contraband is not going into the institution. I have to leave it up to the officer at the front door to do what they feel comfortable doing because it is there responsibility to make sure things aren't being brought in that shouldn't be there. Thank you for the advice. That was sweet of you to think of a possible solution for me. :friends: I was just venting because of having to walk so far after parking my car yesterday.

Have a wonderful day! :flwrysmile:
 
daughter stalker

:friends:You need a hug! I am so proud of you for braving work and for being smart enough to recognize today that your body didn't want to go this morning. I hope you are able to park closer when you go back and that will begin the start of a positive and splendid day for you and your new knee! :flwrysmile: Hope you sleep tight and feel better. Let us know what you decide about tomorrow and how it goes!
Becca
 
Becca you are so sweet! I appreciate the virtual hug. :friends: The solution that the administrator came up with will work. The parking spot is closer. People are going to talk about me because of where I am parking, but at least they will be leaving someone else alone. I don't care about BS gossip. I'm a big girl and can handle it. It was approved. That is what matters.

I hope you have a wonderful restful evening and a great night! :happydance: :happydance: :flwrysmile:
 
I'm going to try work again today. Only 5 hours today. I am feeling quite a bit better today, but am still a tiny bit nauseated. I didn't take any meds before going to bed so I tossed and turned all night. Woke quite a few times. I was afraid to take anything since the Tramadol kept me awake:shocked: (I think) and the Tylenol PM kept me drowsy:zzz: too long. Me and my coffee are becoming intimate! :mcoffee: I didn't do formal PT yesterday as I was nauseated the whole day. I did some quad squeezes and tried to stretch extension to 0 :rotfl: . I wonder if I will ever get to 0 extension. At this point it is not a problem as I can walk without difficulty.

I hope everyone has an awesome day. I know I am going to try to have one! :flwrysmile:
 
Dear d.s,
So sorry you haven't been feeling well :sad: we can only do what we can do. I took your advice
About getting out more for stamina :egypdance: I think I am at the energy drain ( 9 wks ) stage.
I took a 15 min. Walk yesterday & crashed after. I also did laundry (which I have been doing all along)
& crashed after that :hissy: I don't fall :sleep: but can feel the energy drain right out of my body.
I'm glad I knew about this from bonesmart or I would be concerned.
Take care at work today....go slow....I hope you have a good day :SUNsmile:
Talk soon,
Diana :flwrysmile:
 
Sorry you're feeling under the weather. I hope when you get home you are feeling better. The weekend is just a day away. I sometimes wonder if I will ever get to 0, too, but it really doesn't hinder me at all, and I haven't straightened that knee in 30 years, so....Take it easy.
 
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