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Originally Posted by abbygirl312
Mike; I am about 1/2 way into week 3. I went back to work last Wednesday and by Friday night I was so exhausted, I wound up sleeping most of the weekend. I was in a lot of pain too but I am thinking that was due in part to female problems. It was all I could do to get through yesterday until about 3ish then I came home and walked for the first time since last Thursday. I felt much better after that. Today was rough at work but it was easier then it has been. I don't have it in me to walk today though. I just had a bowl of soup and all I want to do is go to bed.
I am down to 1/2 a pain pill at night though. I think that given my sensitivity to pain meds, any more than that and you'd never wake me up! Tylenol still doesn't quite cut the pain but it helps.
I am managing one hour when I do walk, at 20, then 25, then 30 speed on the treadmill (leveled, no incline). Usually about 2 to 2 1/2 miles. The issue is of course that I need to walk daily and can't seem to do it all. I live alone though and my time off is gone, the rest would be leave without pay.
This has been a rough one, no question about it. And I worry that I can't seem to get enough walking in. The surgeon is getting me a bone stimulator belt that he hopes will help. Did anyone have one of these?
I'm drinking protein powder every morning and taking a ton of vitamins including Calcium, Vitamin D, Glucosomine, antioxidents, etc., in an effort to get my energy back. My co-workers said I'm too thin but I really haven't lost, I think I'm just toning from the walking I am getting in.
Any other ideas out there? I need energy.
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Abby , remember , its not about pounding out the distance, its about listening to your body and doing what you can till it tells you to rest, (ie like when you went to bed instead of walking)...i had up and down days during the month of rest, i remember one night waking up at 3am during week 3 of recovery and trying to touch my toes and because i couldn't (ie it hurt to much) i thought the surgery had failed and i was sad, but the next day i gave myself a verbal kick in the balls to sort myself out and to remind me that it was still early days! as for energy levels your working during the day and walking 2.5 miles halfway through week 3!...no wonder your stuffed mate! ,your body is expelling alot of energy healing and repairing and your asking 2.5 miles o walking from it as well!...i would ease back abit buddy...your body is telling you your over doing it via tiredness...the first time i hit the 2 kms mark was week 4 i think(to put this into perspective 2 kms is only 1.2 miles for week 4) you see where i'm going with this mate ??...i remember the 2 times i over stressed my body and it totally drained me of energy for the day and i stiffened up (ie i over walked it)....your also working to mate so ease up abit, its ok to ease up,your doing great otherwise though! its all part of listening to your body, some heal faster than others, some heal slower , only you can tell...no i don't know what a bone stimulator belt is let alone had one....as for pain killers, i never took them and i'll tell you why, firstly i had a reaction to morphine so i couldn't have that (it made me throw up and when you know what happens when your sick, you convulse your body and this activates the muscles including the back muscles!...very painful when you have just been cut open..lol) i also didn't like to take them because i felt during the healing process they masked the pain to much and i couldn't tell when i had over stressed my body because i had numbed it to the signals, ie your body lets you know its had enough by increasing pain levels,tiredness and stiffening up to stop you doing what your doing!...i did take neurofen pills on really bad days though just to take the edge off,i'm not stupid
. hope that helps Abby , let me know how your getting on mate
Michael