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I'd say 2-3 hour blocks is pretty good. That's what a lot of us do any way. I pray you get some good weather so you can get out and get some natural vitamin D!
 
I've always had that darn medial below knee cap pain. Except for recently. What the heck? 3 years since it started....after meniscus repair. Again.....knees are weird.

I'm curious if you slept in 2-3 hr increments before tkr?
 
@beachy i actually was a weird sleeper from the age of 2 onward. Parents actually had doctors look at me and finally realized it was just me.
I am a true night owl. In bed about 2am and up at 7am no prob day after day. Drove the fam crazy! Never fussed or cried but would just lay in my crib/bed until the wee hours and then drift. Then up and fully functioning raring to go! BUT - every 5-6 weeks I crash out and sleep one night 10-12hrs straight, nothing wakes me. Specialists said it was like my brain hit reset and then good to go.

This 2-3hr thing is killing me and I can sleep 6-7 hrs straight if I take that super powerful sleep pill I mentioned before. Even the lorazepam now only gives me a few hrs at a time. I just hate taking any meds period
 
Well. there ya go then.
I hope you get one of those 10-12 hr nights soon!
 
I never really knew the total value of sleep until this recovery. Your post are wonderful and reading them and others got me through some rough sleepless nights. Seems like every time I logged on at 4 am totally exbausted and frustrated there was something positive from you to read. Praying you get some good and longer then 2 or 3 hours sleep soon!
 
@donnag1108 awww. You’re making me all teary eyed! That means the world to me. Thank you.

@beachy @sistersinhim its so weird because hubs is often in bed by 8-830pm due to his work hours and when we first were living together he had the hardest time understanding it.

Didn’t do a Friday pt update because this week .... well there wasn’t much to report! :yes!: Had a really good session. She was quite happy with the movement, the extension has improved and the visible look of the scar and swelling. Massage also went well and she said except for the known issue we have to figure out with my hip everything felt good.

All clear to start walking with my poles at the indoor track next week but I am limited to do 0.5km or 20min only until we see how it reacts.
So excited to see if I can do this now too!!! Woohoo!!!!! :running:
 
Quick update. Last night I was exhausted after pt and housework and date night and everything just ached. Couldn’t wait for bed. After laying there for almost 2hrs sobbing out of frustration I took a half of my high power sleeping pill. Slept for about 7hrs without waking once.
:yes!:

Got up and we were out the door to run errands for 2hrs. Did so well. Yes I still use my cane but not leaning on it for dear life anymore. Walked and in/out of the truck and shopped. Came home and napped and realized my knee was actually...comfortable. :thud: Hubs even commented he noticed me doing things all day I hadn’t done in years and yes they were awkward but I was doing them.

Heading to bed as I am wiped out. Tomorrow shall be a real test as it’s hub’s bday and making a huge dinner and house of company coming. Have to clean the apt and cook everything and mingling. I just know ODIC is coming on Monday! :scaredycat:
 
Oh so happy you got 7 hours!! Every little victory makes such a big difference. Enjoy hubby's day but be kind to yourself. Hope you get another 7 hours tonight. Sweet dreams!
 
Enjoy your husband's birthday. As you bring him joy it will also bring you joy. You two are a wonderful pair!
 
@traceys Happy birthday to Mr Tracey hope you both have an amazing day, sounds like you are going great guns tracey :martini: WELL DONE :-)))
 
Mr Tracey says thanks everyone! :wave:

What a day. I’m exhausted and I have body parts hurting I don’t even know what they are. It was so nice having a full house but I ate waaaay too much salt and sugar and I’m learning my foods really affect my inflammation so I’m dreading tomorrow.
I also felt bad for hubby at times. It was his big day and people fussed over him but then everyone would turn to me and ask to see my knee or “let’s see you walk” or something along that line. I felt like a dog in the Westminster Dog Show. I def got my steps in.

One sweet moment tho.... my mom came. She’s got some serious health issues and can barely walk. Since my surgery I haven’t been able to go over and care for her daily like I was pre surg (hubs does now) and even tho we speak daily she hadn’t seen me for about 3wks. When she got here she went over me with a fine tooth comb checking my scar and making me walk and bend. Then she started crying. She told me she has blamed herself for my knee ever being like this and watching me go thru this now was crushing. That if her and my dad would have seen what was happening with it as I was growing up they never would have allowed me to keep competing and pulled me from the team and not did what they did with my coaches (long story there).
She was so inconsolable. :cry:
I told her I never once held her or dad responsible and it was ok and behind us now. Thankfully she settled down and we eventually got back to the party.

We sometimes forget this battle isn’t our own but impacts everyone we love too.

Now I am off to bed. Son is cleaning up for me before he leaves.
Physio tomorrow. This is going to be rough. :sos:
 
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@traceys, it sounds like an overall good day. You know what though? Not once above do I see where you mention any issues with your knee! That means, at least to me, it’s not the first thing on your mind. It might be tomorrow, but it might not be either. I’m praying that you wake up and don’t even realize your knee is great! I’m hoping those other body parts are talking so loud that your knee just sits back in the corner and behaves itself.

Glad everyone seems to have had a good time. You need those now and then.
 
:nah:Yup. Woke up after a brutal night of 20min naps sort of strung together to a knee that looked like a watermelon. Oh ****.
My pt took one look at it and said “I cannot wait to hear the story how you did THIS...”
Tried bribing her with a cupcake - nope.

I got no mercy and laid there thru the stretches and hip movements quietly. She said surprisingly it wasn’t as bad movement wise as she was braced for. :shrug:

Tomorrow I start my walking at the track. So excited to see what I can do. But for the rest of today some elevation and ice. And left over cupcakes. :snork:
 
You expected the swelling, but you don’t really indicate much in the way of pain (yes I know, swelling is a form of pain, but you know what I mean). Hopefully you will find that a day or so of being nice will result in the swelling going away quickly.
 
@traceys awesome posts...I cried reading about your mom, so many healings happening...progress is showing as @NavyGunns said. So glad you were able to do the party, i’m Sure hubs is happy to share the limelight and celebrate with you your improved walking. They tell us spring will come upon us suddenly...crossing my fingers for + temperatures and adventures with your walking poles, keeping that in mind for after the next knee in hopefully 5 weeks!...sending a wave from up the road
 
What a shame that you paid for what seemed to be a lovely occasion in such a way. I loved the moment you shared with your mother. No matter what age our children are we still worry over them when they're ill or going through a rough time.

You're so right when you say we often forget about the impact on our loved ones when we're ill or struggling. When I was very ill 10 years ago I had no idea how much it had affected my husband until I was well on the road to recovery and a friend commented how it was nice to see him back to his usual self. I'd been so wrapped up in getting through my treatment I hadn't noticed. I felt so guilty. This time around I've been more understanding when he fusses over me realising how concerned he is.

Enjoy your rest and cupcakes. I hope the time taken out today leaves you ready to tackle the track tomorrow, but, knowing the determination you always show, I expect you'll be there regardless. :walking:
 
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