Post Surgery Blues

I’m struggling with this post surgery.  My timeline isn't the actual timeline.  This was supposed to be a simple surgery.  OK, so maybe I didn't do it justice when I walked around IKEA on Thursday (three days after surgery).  I felt good but paid the price that night and maybe have paid it since.  

I try to do my leg exercises (bending my knee basically) but get stiffness and pain.  I back off and just do to the point of a little pain.  I did my exercise bike—slowly mind you but like my physical therapy specialist said, I need to keep my flexibility. 

Sleep is still an issue, as well as, weight.  The two get me depressed.  I don’t want to get back on the pain pills—pain at night isn't much of an issue, I can mentally get over that—it is actual sleep…I’m wide awake.

I am on my third book, “American Sniper”.  A great read.  I already had great respect for our soldiers—it has tripled.  I read to fall asleep.  It takes time and usually around 2am, I finally get my wish.  I sleep in far too much but I guess I need it.

I want so much to get to a regular schedule.  This past week, the kids had Friday off and we didn’t have them on Wednesday but had them on Thursday…messed me all up.  Larry is home.  He made it for Valentine’s Day!  Alison and the kids are walking on air!  When Larry is home, the schedule goes out the window.

The week of the 23^rd, we have Grandparent Day on Wednesday.  Translation: both of us try to cover Grace’s Kindergarten and Hunter’s 2^nd grade class.  It will be all day and I am already tired but it will be so worth it.  On Thursday that week, we fly up to Seattle for a couple of days.  We have to use the travel vouchers before April 1^st since we cancelled going to Utah back at Thanksgiving. 

I hope that we can go.  On February 20, both Wayne and I will have a couple of pre-cancers removed.  We should be ok to fly…I hope.  

Busy time--little energy. Hopefully, March brings a regular schedule with more energy and less pain.