2 months

[Guest guest]

hi,

well its my 2 month anniversary from surgery. I want to write all

that I have accomplished and how I am feeling for me and anybody who

is interested.

Sometimes I am not sure if I am doing to much or not enough, I wish

the doctors would have giving me an alarm that would go off everytime

I did something from the NO-NO list .......lol.

Because it is so hot around here (morning and night) its hard to walk

outside.So I get my walking in when I go to the stores and malls.

Walking is much easier then prior to surgery, I could probably walk

all day if it wasn't for the knee pain and thigh pain I get around

4:00 everyday.

Sleeping is much better, waking up is hard, for some reasons I wake

up real stiff. Tonight is a exception I woke up at 1:30 a.m. for what

ever reason.

Sitting is hard especially the computer chair, I have not yet found a

comfortable chair or sitting position.

I can take a shower by myself, shaving is going good a little bit of

a challange but its going.

As for pain medication I am still on the extended relief of

oxycontin, and using extra strength tyneol for break thru. I am going

to start weenie myself off.

My current restrictions are no bending, twisting and lifting only 10

pounds and under. Can only drive short distances and sex life has

resumed.

I was very lucky my husband was able to stay with me for a long time

almost (2 months) before he had to go back to work.

Oh yes I don't have to carry a pillow everywhere I go, I use to carry

one so I can lean back on or sit on it to make my back feel more

comfortable.

I am stilling having a hard time with bending, its so hard not too.

Nothing is stopping me (like a brace). I try to go down with my legs

but its still not easy, I can only go down if I am near something so

I can go back up...........if not I stay down till somebody passes

by....lol (it did happen once, I can laugh now but oh was it scary).

Twisting is another thing, the doctor said don't worry about it, it

would take alot for something to happen to the rods. But, to try not

to twist. Well that is easier said then down (at least for me). Since

I am full of energy its so hard not to do anything and when I don't

do anything I feel depressed or guilty for not helping.

Standing that is one of my favorite postions I can stand forever, its

funny the one position I dreaded prior to surgery (could only stand

about 3min before I leaned on something or started figgeting), is the

one I love now. As long as it is before 4.

Housework I have been giving the permission to do only little stuff.

No vaccuming or making beds. But of course I am a neat freak so I am

always cleaning or picking up, so I keep telling myself to stop. I am

doing to much, but for some reason I ignore my inner voice.

In example of a usually day I get up around 9-10 (I became a late

sleeper)have a cup of coffee and eat some jelly bellies (my new

addication since I stopped smoking since 5/18).

Do dishes and tidy up kitchen. Make the bed (NO-NO) and clean up as I

make my way back my room so I can shower and get dressed,

Now either I would go somewhere with hubby. But now I either take

daughter to mall or go stay with other daugther and grandbaby. If I

do the latter one I winded up going and cleaning her house (doing

some NO-NO's),going to doctors appt or running errands for her or

with her or sometimes I stay and babysit.

Around 5 start dinner, clean up after dinner.

Sometimes I go outside and water plants or start picking at the weeds

(which is when I am doing a NO-NO)

Work in my craft room, do laundry (doing a No-NO when putting in

dryer) but I am getting better by squatting.

Wash t.v. with hubby while doing some cross stich get up around every

30 min so I will not wind up hurting.

Go to bed and tell my self tomorrow I will take it easy and do less

No-No's.

All and All the pain level is not that bad, the hardest thing for me

was and is the depression. I have my good days and my bad ones here

lately I have been having more good days thanks alot to your

encourgaging words and me taking the first steps.

I don't have many nearby close friends and that is one thing I envy

so so much and really I don't have very many. I do have one very

sweet neighbor but she works all time does not get off till real late

and when she does have time it is usually spent with her family on

the boat,which is someting I miss so much not being albe to go out

with them on the boat and also ride the motorcycle with my husband.

If I start running with all this negativite I will be in the blue.

I think that is it, well I hope so I am sorry did not realize it was

this long, though it did feel good to purge.............

Thank you,

P.S. On a side not did anybody experience menopause at a early age?

like 39?

[Guest guest]

,

No matter how bad you want to bend and or twist, don't do it.

Plaster grabbers to your side. You will be able to do it soon enough but

why risk all that work? Why risk doing it all over again just because

it makes you feel bad if you can't help? It will all pass in due time.

I personally am done with my grabbers at 15 months, my son now

has a new toy.