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Holy moly!! I am still so sore, I'm almost a week post-op, and I really thought I'd be feeling much better. Wow.

Anyone else sore for a long time? I still can't even sleep in any position other than sitting up in bed, back against the pillows, no turning on my side.

And I'm tired ALL THE TIME.

Sorry for venting - I know some have had it much worse. But I'm just so fatigued from it all.

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I am almost four weeks post op. I went through the same thing as you. It was very hard to sleep comfortably the first 10 days or so. I mostly dozed off and on for a couple hours at a time. I found that borrowing a friends recliner helped me get comfy.

My energy started to pick up around two to three weeks after surgery but my stamina is still pretty low. My first outing was 10 days after surgery. I went to Homegoods with my mom. It was perfect because they have so many chairs to sit and rest in!

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Hang in there Carmen!

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Carmen, remember that you have had major surgery and are only one week out. Please be patient, as everyone heals differently. If you are taking pain meds, please take them as scheduled to control the pain. I went back to work after 2 weeks, but really didn't feel 100% until about 2 months out. Be patient, follow your surgeon's plan and stay on top of your pain. It does get better.

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The pain meds might be contributing to your tiredness, they always make me sleepy.

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I am 2 weeks and a day out today and this is the first day that my pain hasn't bothered me. In the beginning whenever I got from a seated position or from bed it felt like my body was ripping apart. That ripping apart feeling graduated to a burning feeling instead of ripping.

Yesterday was still burning and so is today, but not as extreme.

When you are experiencing that pain it is as though time is standing still and it is never going to stop, believe me, I know.

It does lessen, and that is a good thing.

I was finally able to lay on my side with a body pillow next to my stomach. I am only very recently able to lay on my left side, which is my problem (pain) side.

It does get better as the days go by. Some days went backwards, but then were better the next day...

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