So I'm thinking that I pushed myself too much on Sunday and Monday, now I'm back to elevating, icing, and laying on the couch. I've also gone back to taking my pain meds pretty regularly. I keep feeling an aching pain in my patella and then random shooting pains other places in my leg. When I stand up on my crutches and put my op leg on the floor flat (like the doctor told me I needed to do when I put weight on it) I feel a big stretch through the back of my leg that is kind of painful. My ankle is still really swollen and I still have a squishy spot in my knee. I'm sad because it is so beautiful out and I want to be up doing things. However, after reading some on Knee geeks today, I need to take it easy. I have to go back to work on Monday because I've exhausted my sick days and PTO. So I need to glue myself to the couch now and get my body prepared for what I'll be going through next week. I'm ready to fast forward through the rest of the school year and my recovery and jump straight to June. I think things will go fast on their own, but I'm also ready for it to be done and over with. Thank you for everyone who reads and puts up with my complaining.
I do have some good news. I put the next book I need in the series I am reading on hold at the downtown Borders and my husband agreed to pick it up for me tomorrow. Yay for something to read Thursday! I have the last book (book 7) in the series already from the library so I am just missing book 6. It's a series by the same author as the Sookie Stackhouse novels, Charlaine Harris. Very quick, light reads. It's about all I can handle right now.
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Sorry to hear that you're hurting, and doesn't that seem to be a recurrent theme among those of us having surgery??? Over-doing it and having more pain than not. It'll get better though, and you do need to rest! :) Glad you're getting that book! I love reading too, but found that during early days of recovery it was hard to concentrate on a book of any kind:) take care!
I'm starting to feel better. I think I was just trying to ease up on the pain pills too quickly. The first few days of recovery I couldn't do anything for a long period of time. I kept falling asleep when I'd put a movie in or try to read. It's a lot easier for me now.
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