Friday was one of the worst days I can remember. I was in so much pain. I mostly just curled in a ball and cried. I broke down and texted the doctor at night and he told me I could take Aleve in addition to the pain meds to take down the swelling, and that helped. I slept most of the night, and felt much better by morning. Yesterday I was exhausted and dopey. I started dialing back the pain meds last night, woke up at about 4 this morning not in excruciating pain and took that as a sign I could switch to tylenol from the pain meds. So far so good. I need my brain back!
I did about 10 minutes of stretching and sit ups and leg lifts this morning to start balancing out the past 3 days of lying on the couch. I'll build that up every few days. I need to keep moving this time.
I've done a little self-pity snacking, but not too much. I've strayed a bit from W30, but that's what real life needs to be.
Tomorrow I go for my post-op appointment, and have to get back to work. I don't have a terribly busy week, but I need to make progress on a few projects.
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