But today,
@EL11, after Appliance Adventure and garden dead-heading...are you more sore?
Today I am a little less sore, thanks for checking
. Yesterday I thought I'd try for 4 oxy only: 2 before doing my own pt, 2 at night. It worked out fine; mostly, I slept well and long. I've had only Tylenol once so far today and did the exercises, icing right after. Thinking I will religiously take the Tylenol every 6 hours. I didn't do any gardening yesterday, but I did visit the garden and change the seed in one of the bird feeders (couldn't figure how to get the top off the other one and will ask the handyman to do it when he comes by, pathetic as it seems).
Tomorrow is my OS appointment and I am making my list of questions:
- I think I know the answer, but if you could confirm, why does it hurt more this time?
- May I take Advil now?
- When will pt end and could I have an order for pt outside the home? Which place is best? (He is a sports medicine guy and should have an opinion).
- How much more do the hip replacements weigh than my natural hips did?
Re this last item, there is a reference I see everywhere that the artificial hips weigh 3-5 lbs, it's more than the hips you got rid of, so you might expect to gain "a few pounds."
This is not good enough. I've been trying to lose 6-7 lbs for a year or so. "A few" is what, 3? Maybe 5? Also, might I be carrying water weight for more than 2 weeks? I have generally been eating less, and was disappointed to see that my weight was up a couple of pounds. Sorry to seem obsessive. I'm very much hoping that in a month, I can exercise for reals.
@lovesstars, how are you doing? I have not been looking around the forum as much today, but was thinking about your description of daily weeping, wanting to burn things, and waiting on your mom as you clank around in the walker. I hope your family has been a comfort, including Daisy.
People think cats are aloof, but Albert is so snuggly and has been even more so this past week. I'll be lying on the couch with wedge, and he every so carefully makes his way to the top of the wedge or to cuddle under my arm or on my lap, even when there's an ice pillow there he has to carefully avoid.