Five days home....bored out of my mind!

Yes! I totally can relate.  I had planned on being off work for only a couple weeks as I work from home with a daycare.  Dr wanted me to not sit or lay too much so  with a helper I was going to do light duty work and use my eyes for watching kids.  But after a cracked femer happened I couldn't walk with both legs for 8 weeks! So I had to shut down daycare. I am a busy body so this got me really mentally depressed.  I hopped with my walker to sit outside in the sun at times, tried to eat well, took all my medications and did my exercises. I got on the computer alot, watched TV alot, did my work paperwork and slept alot. It got better when I could finally walk with both legs. Now

 

Hello 

I am on day 16 and for the first 10 days was stir crazy with cabin fever lol

it is so frustrating to know there are so many things that need doing in the house and I physically can't do them !

but I have started having 2 walks a day which means I am escaping and tomorrow a friend is driving me to my physio and at the weekend hubby will drive us out somewhere ! 

It does get better xxxx

 

I'm now going into week 5 and yes its tough . First 2 weeks my sister and parents were over a lot to help me during the day . I started going for daily walks almost as soon as I could . Use my pedometer to challenge myself daily . Started reading couple books and my dad bought me 2 big jigsaws . This week I have a rota of visitors spread out and with some of them we go out for lunch or walk . It is difficult when you not a sit at homey and I'm def not ! Also maybe use time to Christmas Shop !!!! Arghh sorry to mention "c" word ,just a thought to keep you busy

Hope that helps

Denise

I am 3 days home and lovin it. I work full time in a very demanding manager rol l . 2 surgeons have talked to me about what i do ....both have said i have to be off 3 months. Ive got a stash of books. ...and heaps of other stuff arranged

Tammy Tammy Tammy ...

I am sure that many times, when you were working, you thought: Oh, wouldn't it be nice to just do nothing for a while !!!!!

these days have come upon you ... don't feel sad darling ... 

this whole journey (for me) is one of self discovery - 

it is not an easy one - very confrontational for me as i was (am) so indentified with what I do ..

it is tough to allow yourself to do nothing, meaning not being a busy body - we have been brought up that way - doing nothing equals being lazy - it is not true ...

it takes practice - you are still you ... even a better version, if that is possible -\you are a courageous woman, had major surgery and are now healing - taking care of Tammy for a change ....

be gentle with your self - relax - 

big warm hug

renee

 

I had 8 weeks off after my RTHR in February and am on week 5 this time - found it boring initially but better once I could get out and about a bit - and to be perfectly honest now do not want to go back ! Have to say some of that is because I really struggled with pain and lack of sleep between the two ops and found work very hard - was making mistakes because of it and my boss gave me a hard time. Couldn't afford to be off sick all that time and ended up using all my holiday time to be able to only work a 3 day week. Hopefully when I go back we can get back on track - I've been there 14 years - but it has really affected his I feel about the job.

Been out 2 months now and I call it my Pre Retirement Preview. Im 56 and had thought about early retirement at age 62. LOL since then I have seriously changed my mind.  Bored to tears. Std disability ends Nov 3rd. I  go back to a demanding job where I have to lift twist and turn and land on the leg that had surgery. So I will take advantage of the time off stregnthen my leg as when I do go back as a cashier its holiday season (Thanksgiving and Christmas in the US) the demands will be tremendous. No early retirement for me I have had enough time off already lol.

Hi Tammy,

I am the same, busy, stressful full time job and suddenly- nothing. Like renee said, I am sure there were times when working that you thought how wonderful it would be to not be controlled by an alarm and just to have some real relaxation time. Well here it is and trust me, it will be over like a flash! After my first op in February the thought of 2-3 months seemed to stretch ahead of me like it was an eternity. Once the 6 weeks was up and I could drive, it seemed like an instant that I was back to work.

I filled my time with jigsaws, posting on here (there's always someone in need of advice and reassurance), reading and catching up with friends on hour long phone calls that I had been meaning to ring and never seemed to find the time.

I think a lot if it is down to guilt, looking around at things that need doing and not wanting to sit back and leave it to someone else. That's what you have to do in the early days though, the time when you are able to potter about doing jobs isn't as far away as you might think.

This is your time, time to rest, to recover and sleep. Use it wisely as it will be over before you know it.

Take care.

Ali xx

I think I'm with Sassybees on this one. I'm really looking forward to getting the tough first week or two out of the way so that I can concentrate on reading. To be fair, the reading I'll be doing is work reading, but it's something I enjoy this and can work at my own pace, safe in the knowledge that no-one has any expectations of me to work. My line manager is expecting me to be off for 3 months, and I aim not to disappoint him. 

Like pchaney below, I'm also thinking of it as a bit of a dry run for retirement. I really can't decide when to go (I'll be 58 just before Christmas), so am hoping this will gve me an insight into what it's like being at home with my husband all the time. 

Dear tammy it is difficult being home for long I ve been through these for 3 months tx to my family and frindes the made it easy and my strategy was reading book watching movie with my own program I didn't try to sleep day time becouse If I had Sleep I would awake the all night and it was misrable dont be sad my frined it will pass

Thankyou

Hi Tammy,

I also have a full time job but when I had my THR I really needed a break from the stress and demands.  I read a lot and around the third week I started cleaning out the pantry, closets, drawers.  I could only do a little bit at a time but I felt like doing this would help me keep up my stamina to make easier to go back to my 11+ an hour days at work.  It was also nice to have an excuse to do nothing for awhile if I wanted to.  I still did as much as I was able to like dust, fixing simple meals, etc. Now I look back on those peaceful days fondly.

I hope you can find something to help with the boredom.