August 15, 2018 Day 1 Post-Op

Had a rough night last night. Couldn’t get settled and just didn’t sleep well at all.  Then woke up this morning really early and super hungry.  By the time I got breakfast I was starting to feel sick cause it had been so long since I had eaten and been taking all kinds of meds.  Plus I was getting a headache.  Once I ate I was feeling pretty good.  Pain wasn’t too bad and then Alicia and the babies came and so did Kev.  It was a nice distraction having them here.

I did get up and walk with my PT and also did some other exercises.  And I was feeling good.  But around 4:00 after my second walk and workout the pain hit me.  I guess all my pain blockers they gave me for surgery were wearing off. Around 6:00 I got my CPM machine and started working on that.  I was hurting but it was time for my pain meds so they helped a little.  Been on the machine for almost 2 hours now, not sure how long I’ll stay on, I may even sleep in it.  I’m just hoping to keep the pain down tonight and get some sleep.