Saturday 12/14
Brunch - less pain, more progress... New PT strap/ hamstring exercise
I'm beginning to feel the phase where almost nothing feels like injury pain, but more like exercise, productive strengthening pain. Levels a bit lower nearly by the hour.
Ready to try again st switching out one norco dose for Tylenol.
This time I 'm nearly certain it will be successful.
If one of those works today, I will change to Tylenol all day and norco at night tomorrow, then perhaps just one norco Monday night at bedtime. By tuesday(two weeks out from surgery) , I plan to be down to no norco, with the possible exception of one on a tough night for the next week. There after, I am done with norco.
It will make my sister nervous, but she'll adjust as I get better and the switch actually works.
**Big landmark today! Getting into bed for my afternoon nap just now ( even having gone 7 hours between med doses comfortably!) I was able to lift my right/ surgery leg up onto bed under my own power, without even using the leg lifter!!
Fantastic progress!!!
This is a big one.
And compared to surgery#1, one or two days earlier this time! It is not a contest, but it is a lovely milestone!
Another smaller landmark- first full, straight stretch of the surgery leg, laying down, with zero pain!!!
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