Yes, recovery can be frustrating, overwhelming, and taxing. Then we add the sleep deprivation and that is quite the recipe for a mess! The frequency of those nights has started to be less often now that I'm at 10 weeks, but I had my 1x per week PT last night and I woke to a new knee/leg pain that reminded me of the early days! It probably was just from extra activity, because nothing hurt during PT... So up at 3:30 doing the I & E. I plan to head into work a bit late, just to help my leg settle down. Overall I do see upward movement, but as posted before, this recovery drawing is a perfect depiction of the journey:
I understand your snow dislike! Mine came this past winter when I fell 3 different times on snow and ice!!! My worst fall was when I had my trekking poles and "yak traks"on my feet (shoe chains, for those of you from the milder climes) and it was the reason for my spinal surgery in July! Sometimes you just can't win!
Now, with a knee in recovery, I'm not planning to go walking/hiking in the snow, at least this year, even though it is such a lovely respite from cabin fever!! I might consider it next winter?? We get quite a bit of snow usually and I do have to embrace it
...but I now have a healthy fear of it and don't have to like it!
Hopefully, you get rest later today!