August 29, 2018 Scolding

Man am I sore today.  I slept horribly last night.  Tossing and turning and just awake.  I finally got up out of bed around 2:30 and put myself on my CPM machine hoping it would relax me enough to sleep.  Did if for about an hour and then back to bed and then finally fell asleep.  I took a muscle relaxer before bed but no pain meds.  I wanted to see if the relaxer would do the trick.  When I got out of bed I said I should have taken the pain meds.  I actually even felt kind of yucky and was debating whether or not to cancel PT.  I didn’t, I knew it was what I needed so I showered had some breakfast and went.  Since I got cleared to drive and Kev is camping I drove myself.  I did think twice about it for a little but once I ate I was feeling a little better.
When I got to PT I started like I normally do which is with my leg elevated and a huge heating pad.  Once I’ve been heated for about 15 mind Austin came over and started my massage.  I get this great 15-20 massage to start my session and it hurts so bad it’s good.  But today was bad.  I actually waved him off when he first came over and put some pressure on my knee and pad, and he’s like what?  And I told him I’m hurting so bad today.  I hurt all over.  Well to tell Austin you’re hurting means he has to work the hurt out.  It got a little better once my massage was done and I did my workout but not before I got a scolding.  He asked what was up, why was I so sore, what did I do yesterday?  I told him I went to the gym and rode the bike.  And then after the bike I did leg presses, balancing , high knees and side steps in the treadmill and then walked.  As he throws his arms up in the air he says do you think maybe you’re doing too much?  Cause you are.  He said I told you to ride the bike but don’t go do a full workout of everything you do here, that’s way too much.  And hello it’s been two weeks since surgery.
Part of it is in my head cause last surgery I had home health PT and didn’t actually go to the PT office til I was almost 3 weeks out.  And the home health was awesome but mo where near the intensity it is at the office.  So in  my mind I keep thinking that I should  be doing more cause I was doing more at the office by the time I had 5 visits.  But it’s a total of 5 visits last time I had had 6 visits at home first.  Anyways, I’m sore cause I’m doing too much.  So here I am right now.

Once I get off here will be more icing and tonight when I go to bed some pain meds.   

Speaking of the guy who hurts me, Austin just text me to see how I was feeling and told me to make sure I rest tomorrow.  I have PT again on Friday.