Tummy issues and sooo tired
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I guess I got too excited after my last PT session on Wednesday, because all day yesterday I was in bed with tummy issues except for many trips to the bathroom. And sooo very tired. I slept off and on most of the day. Not feeling great today either. No fever thank goodness. I am going to miss PT because of it. I was hoping to be doing better at 4 weeks then I am. I did all the right things to prepare my body before surgery, but I'm not sure that helped. Il just keep on keeping on.
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CHICO_MARX angel25150
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I was hoping to be doing better at 4 weeks then I am.
Expectations are your WORST ENEMY!!! Slap yourself in the face everytime your brain blurts one out! The is no time limit, there is no race, there is no comparison to anyone else's progress...especially the one in your own mind. Everyone gets through this in their own time...period.
There are advances, setbacks and plateaus...guaranteed...we've ALL gone through them. Gotta be more Zen about this: "I'll be better when I'm better."...you know, like telling the kids in the back seat: "We'll get there when we get there." You do yourself a great disservice by expecting more than what actual reality gives you. Are you better than you were in week 1? Hell yeah!
My big post gives some ballpark estimates, garnered from reading the posts of soooo many people...
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-tkr-experience-or-wish-i-had-another-kidney-stone--524499
But, in actuality, NONE of them apply directly to YOU as an individual. If you take your meds a bit longer than others? So what. If it takes you a bit longer to get to 0 / +120? So what. It doesn't matter. Just know that in 6-12 months, it will all be behind you. I'm 7 months p/o with zero pain, no meds or aids, 0 / +131 flexion, sleeping great and ready to go back to work. Yeah, there's still some stiffness and clicking. Who cares? Hopefully, those will be resolved in the next year. If not, I can certainly live with them...better than the pre-op pain.
So just stop beating yourself up...
michaela88292 angel25150
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