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Surgery

Glad to see you are back with us, Joe. Hope the recovery goes well for you and you bounce back better than ever.

We are here for you to talk with whenever you need us.
 
Glad you are home and with loved ones to care for you, hope your recovery is speedy and uneventful!
 
Slept fairly good last night. Maybe too hard. Woke up at 1:30 am hurting pretty bad. Took good pill and slept another 5. Hurting now but just half hour away from another good pill. Here is my new best friend

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So glad to see you back!!! I hope the recovery period is short but don't try to do stuff too fast.
 
Having good moments and bad. Cannot do much which is as hard on body as is doing too much. Pain is controlled but there. Waking up 10 times a night is draining. Good thing is I'm off diuretics and potassium. I just keep telling myself I'm only 11 days out of surgery. Have a home nurse visit and home physical therapy this week and meet with surgeon Friday. I can now mini cough without seeing my life flash before my eyes, lol.
 
Good to see that you are doing about as good as can be expected.

And yeah, don't sneeze! That would scare me to death in your shoes.
 
Get well soon!
 

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Finally 2 days of decent sleep. Sunday into Monday I mostly slept with periodic pain and was usually able to adjust and go back to sleep. I woke up maybe 5 times. Each time I would sit up for 5 min's or so to allow pressure points to fade.

Last night I woke up maybe 3 times and only needed to sit up once for a few min's. Probably best sleep yet since surgery.

3 Days ago I was so foggy brained and exhausted I was getting depressed. Some new exercises and managing pain pills differently paying off so far.
 
It sounds like you are slowly improving, it's good to see you feeling better. The exercises are important.
 
JColt said:
3 Days ago I was so foggy brained and exhausted I was getting depressed. Some new exercises and managing pain pills differently paying off so far.
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It's amazing how much a good night's sleep improves your outlook. I'm glad to hear things are improving.
 
JColt said:
Finally 2 days of decent sleep. Sunday into Monday I mostly slept with periodic pain and was usually able to adjust and go back to sleep. I woke up maybe 5 times. Each time I would sit up for 5 min's or so to allow pressure points to fade.

Last night I woke up maybe 3 times and only needed to sit up once for a few min's. Probably best sleep yet since surgery.

3 Days ago I was so foggy brained and exhausted I was getting depressed. Some new exercises and managing pain pills differently paying off so far.
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But it does sound like you are getting better, so that is the important thing.

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Joe I'm ready for another update. And a friend sent me a wonderful new 'country cooking' recipe I'm posting here on this forum separately. If you were next door I'd just bring some over but the recipe will have to do.
 
Looking forward to it Lucille!

I had an occupational therapist come this week and a physical therapist. Had a follow up appointment with surgeon at 11 this morning. Nurse came in and cleaned scar with alcohol scrub. I didn't scream or yell but I may have pooped myself a bit!

Still having some problem staying asleep but getting better!
 
Well I can get in and out of bed with out feeling like my chest will explode now and stairs are much easier now. The bad thing is the nerve endings in chest coming back. If my left arm touches my left nipple while getting up from bed or chair it feels like someone took a cattle prod to it!

Took 2 walks around block today and will do one more once Sun goes behind houses. Hoping by the 15th or 20th to be allowed to drive again. Going back to work will be either July 15th or August 15th depending if I can do light duty. Good chance because everyone at work shy's away from anything I do and especially when dealing with ordering and contractors and I'm also the back up IT guy.
 
Good to hear you are mending OK. Don't rush it. That was some major surgery you went through. And with this virus crap still going around, probably just as well you don't go out much anyway.
 
Excellent progress, Joe, and while the feeling returning to certain areas may not feel like a good thing right now, it is also part of that good progress.
 
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