But the fatigue, spending so much time laying down, and the loss of energy and mobility from where I was just before the surgery are weighing me down. Just don't feel very good, and it's a noticeable decline from the day before.
Sorry to hear this. It’s understandable how you are feeling. Hopefully, if you follow Bonesmart‘s advice, tomorrow will be a bit better, or maybe today.
I found, the better I babied myself and just listened to my fatigue, I gradually got better from day to day. It was a slow process, and still is. The theme I kept hearing on this forum, is slow and steady wins the race.
It was hard to wrap my head around feeling much worse to ultimately have more function and less pain in my hip, before surgery. I understand that. However the goal is to have less pain in time, compared to not having the surgery and more pain and further limitations, in time.
I read some threads of members, who had surgery before me, and figured out the first week was the worse, and by the end of the first week I would be so much better compared to the day of surgery. I kept looking forward to my week one anniversary.
Week two would be better than week one, and I have to admit, I was getting a wee bit tired of icing, but I stuck it out.
Week three has been better than week two and I can feel more strength happening and a longer stride happening. There have been some ups and downs but the overall trend is positive, from week to week.
I have an eye mask and as soon as I felt fatigued I would put it on and try to sleep, any time of day, especially the first two weeks. If it was a bright day, I added a towel to make it very dark, to sleep. (It’s great when you sleep during pain) Sleep and my pain medicine, I think, we’re important factors in getting me through the toughest parts of the past three weeks.
A forum member gave me great advice to try to use more pain meds to sleep at night, than I used during the day.
It does get better.