tlfiore
member
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2019
- Messages
- 112
- Age
- 66
- Location
- Tecumseh Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Female
Thank you everyone! I've been following all of you on your recovery threads but I've posted little. Just don't want to sound like a whiner. We are all in this together.
@Pumpkln I must thank you for your info. I've been practicing your gentle ROM exercises and I'm doing well. Thank you everyone for understanding.
So, an update..after a few more horrible nights on Thursday, Friday & Saturday, I decided to change things up a bit 'til I see my OS tomorrow, the 12th @ 1:15 pm. Feel I'm sorta in a holding pattern 'til tomorrow, so I thought "no harm, no foul."
~Well, of course we are having an early, HORRID, Michigan winter snowstorm here with about 5" of snow on the ground already and more heavy snow predicted 'til 11:00 pm tonight. I went onto my front porch and let out Ernie (on his 50-ft cotton web lead)...held onto my walker & the porch rails for dear life. MANGED TO SWEEP SOME SNOW OFF THE PORCH STAIRS!! It's treacherous, so I cancelled PT today (was scheduled for 4:00 pm).
-I cancelled PT 'cause the gal who has helped watch my Ernie during home-based PT couldn't do so today. I primarily cancelled because Ernie is wonderful & happy & loving & friendly little guy. However he is very over-exuberant with visitors, especially strangers. With the wetness, the snow, the ice, the leads, the collars, the commotion, the walker, etc I thought it was best to cancel.
-DH is taking tomorrow off from work 'cause it's just too treacherous for him to be driving all over southern Michigan. I do NOT want to miss, or be late for my first post-op OS visit tomorrow. So, I'm relieved DH is taking off the day.
-Finally couldn't take it anymore; so yesterday (Sunday) I tried something different. I took my Senna, aspirin, venlafaxine, whatever in the morning @ 7:00 am, along with acetaminophen 1250 mg (two Extra Strength Tylenol). Did the acetaminophen again @ 3:00 pm and 11:00 pm (bedtime). Took oxycodone 10 mg po around 11:00 pm, which seemed to significantly help my nighttime pain...that of course with ice, elevation, etc. Woke at 5:00 am and took another oxycodone 10 mg po, iced, elevated. Woke again at 8:00 am and took acetaminophen 1250 mg, another 1250 mg just now at 3:00 pm. And while I still have pain, the increase in oxycodone DID seem to help my nighttime pain a whole lot. The routine acetaminophen does seem to be keeping my daytime pain just at bay...certainly while I'm rested, relaxed, iced, elevated.
Feeling encouraged.
Gotta say...I do have what seems to be an every evening/every morning crying spell, which seems to relieve fear, frustration & TENSION. Isn't that odd? Think I'm gonna post a separate thread about this to see what others have to say.
Cannot wait to see what my OS has to say tomorrow. Hoping I roll in there in a (relatively) good mood.
@Pumpkln I must thank you for your info. I've been practicing your gentle ROM exercises and I'm doing well. Thank you everyone for understanding.
So, an update..after a few more horrible nights on Thursday, Friday & Saturday, I decided to change things up a bit 'til I see my OS tomorrow, the 12th @ 1:15 pm. Feel I'm sorta in a holding pattern 'til tomorrow, so I thought "no harm, no foul."
~Well, of course we are having an early, HORRID, Michigan winter snowstorm here with about 5" of snow on the ground already and more heavy snow predicted 'til 11:00 pm tonight. I went onto my front porch and let out Ernie (on his 50-ft cotton web lead)...held onto my walker & the porch rails for dear life. MANGED TO SWEEP SOME SNOW OFF THE PORCH STAIRS!! It's treacherous, so I cancelled PT today (was scheduled for 4:00 pm).
-I cancelled PT 'cause the gal who has helped watch my Ernie during home-based PT couldn't do so today. I primarily cancelled because Ernie is wonderful & happy & loving & friendly little guy. However he is very over-exuberant with visitors, especially strangers. With the wetness, the snow, the ice, the leads, the collars, the commotion, the walker, etc I thought it was best to cancel.
-DH is taking tomorrow off from work 'cause it's just too treacherous for him to be driving all over southern Michigan. I do NOT want to miss, or be late for my first post-op OS visit tomorrow. So, I'm relieved DH is taking off the day.
-Finally couldn't take it anymore; so yesterday (Sunday) I tried something different. I took my Senna, aspirin, venlafaxine, whatever in the morning @ 7:00 am, along with acetaminophen 1250 mg (two Extra Strength Tylenol). Did the acetaminophen again @ 3:00 pm and 11:00 pm (bedtime). Took oxycodone 10 mg po around 11:00 pm, which seemed to significantly help my nighttime pain...that of course with ice, elevation, etc. Woke at 5:00 am and took another oxycodone 10 mg po, iced, elevated. Woke again at 8:00 am and took acetaminophen 1250 mg, another 1250 mg just now at 3:00 pm. And while I still have pain, the increase in oxycodone DID seem to help my nighttime pain a whole lot. The routine acetaminophen does seem to be keeping my daytime pain just at bay...certainly while I'm rested, relaxed, iced, elevated.
Feeling encouraged.
Gotta say...I do have what seems to be an every evening/every morning crying spell, which seems to relieve fear, frustration & TENSION. Isn't that odd? Think I'm gonna post a separate thread about this to see what others have to say.
Cannot wait to see what my OS has to say tomorrow. Hoping I roll in there in a (relatively) good mood.