Christmas Question

[jnygrl 28]

I had my surgery on 10/29/12... I must say that I do have a high tolerance for pain.. However nothing prepared me for the pain and total lethargy that I felt after this surgery. I needed pain meds for the first week. i have not yet resumed 100% of my normal activities.. I am trying though and doing better everyday.. I notice that I get tired easier and need to rest. I can't wait until I start to feel normal again and more like myself!

[snow25 188]

Thank you Sunshine!

[snow25 188]

Jnygirl,

Good luck. I know everyone is different with pain tolerance and getting back to normal. Hopefully each day it gets better... And one step closer to a way better normal!

[jnygrl 28]

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Good luck. I know everyone is different with pain tolerance and getting back to normal. Hopefully each day it gets better... And one step closer to a way better normal!

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Thank you snow it gets better everyday.. I am just not used to be this out of commission!

[snow25 188]

Jyngirl, that worries me too. I'm only asking Christmas break off of work, so I've got 2 weeks to get it done & get back to regular life. I teach middle school & it does require a lot of energy. Definitely will be planning some low key activities during that first week back to conserve energy. I hope today is fantastic for you!

[mrsblues 81]

I am a teaching assistant in grades 2-5, so I'm running constantly. I am having my surgery on December 4th and just tied it in to the Christmas break, so I will not have to resume school until the 7th of January. I'm happy I was able to do this and decided not to worry at all and concentrate on my recovery. Although, I have a significant amount of time off I will only be missing a little more than two weeks of work. I started this process hoping to have the surgery in the summer. Unfortunately, I had insurance hurdles which caused the delay. Fortunately it helps because I met out-of-pocket and deductibles.

I have been through multiple surgeries. Each of them with their own set of circumstances and healing. My biggest problem is handling pain meds. If I take them as prescribed I can't seem to function at all and sleep a majority of the time. On the other hand, once I feel pain I'm miserable until the medication kicks in. It's hard to find the dose that takes the edge off without causing sleepiness all day long. If bearable I will just take tylenol.

Good luck to you on your journey and I hoe soon we will be able to compare notes on the "loser's" bench!

[snow25 188]

I got a date of December 20. I got cleared at work without having to say too much about why. Nice. I thought I would have to say what kind of surgery, but turns out just saying surgery was good enough. Whew... Now I've got to really get it all together so I can relax at Christmas and heal.