Cathartic Thread For Injured Runners, er support for managing injuries. ;-)
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Gah no class. I took 800mg of Advil and a migraine med and happily slept away the pain. I vacuumed mostly on one leg, then sat on the couch a bit. It was a small area and i fear I'm the only upright monkey in this house that knows how it works.
Advil is da bomb. I'll pay for it though. But least i can trade gut pain dor leg pain if i gotta.
I'm not keen on having a day 9. I've decided to stay off the leg for a bit an quit aggravating it, least until i see the doc (Tuesday). I didn't eat much yesterday, so guess i need to cook for myself today. Think I'll try some eggs after this coffee and to make sure my first morning hydrocodone dose kicks in.
Dh mention that the bedding needs washed. "Yes it does, but that is a task i am not up for". I plan on ice and massage today.0 -
@elise4270 - you have a package coming your way... hopefully some things to keep you occupied and entertained while you are recuperating... Amazon said they were all coming together and likely delivered on Monday, now says one thing is coming on Sunday... so who knows!1
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@elise4270 - you have a package coming your way... hopefully some things to keep you occupied and entertained while you are recuperating... Amazon said they were all coming together and likely delivered on Monday, now says one thing is coming on Sunday... so who knows!
Lol! That’s so nice of you! You never know with our post. If it’s fed ex they tend to hand it off to usps and it adds a day or two. I hope it’s drugs, please be drugs! Hahaha! I’m just kidding! I’ve had 12 Norco in 3 days, down from 12/day. Sitting my *kitten* still seems to be working.0 -
Ha!! Sorry no drugs! I don't think they sell them on Amazon 😂1
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Day 10
I suppose pain is getting better, it’s just happening so slowly. Yesterday overall wasn’t so bad. This morning is two steps back. So. I think in cutting back the pain med, I cut back too far. Think today I’ll do 2 then 1 every 4-6 hours. 2 then wait 6 hours and then 1, wait 4 hours and have 2. Or something like that. I think going into the night (when pain seems to accumulate), that will allow me to do 2 every 4 instead of one as I’m not always spreading out the overlap of 1 dose every 2 hours, which never works. Idk if that makes any sense. I’m in pain. And think I took 3 or 4.5 in the last 4-5 hours. Sleepy pain- I just glance at the time and take one if my 4 hours isn’t up, 2 if it is. The half suggests I was in enough pain to push a get over the hump dose. I have one of those weekly pill boxes, think I find it and schedule it all that way. So I’m not guessing at it during the night. It’s hard trying to cut these back and manage pain. Tuesday the doc can advise me: suck it up or yes take them dummy.
Any broken bone stories to share? I didn’t figure it hurt this bad this long. The site of the “break” is tender, not horrible. But hip joint and knee pain are still overwhelming at times.
Dh is home this morning. Yay! Did not have to get my own coffee and I smell eggs and toast. Oops... I’ve been teaching the kitten to ride on my shoulder. He’s taken to it. He jumps on your shoulder when you are in the kitchen. I don’t have a problem with him, he doesn’t dig his claws in to me. I just heard dh scream. Well, bet the kitten is smart enough to catch on that it’s an individual privilege.2 -
Day 11.
Church day. Dh said I'm still not ready to go, thinks I'll be miserable. He's probably right. So, home, kitten, coffee, meds, waiting on a surprise in da mail (doch Monday delivery). I only wanted to go because this er... I was asked to do the sachristine duties for March of last year. Guess once you do them they expect to to always do them. I told them i wasn't available. So i just wanted to prove that I'm not available, not being selfish in passing. But what other people think isnt my problem. Although, you could argue it is... I just remembered a dream. Horrible. Baby alex died. My old dog was there. We had to move to a road side shack. Ugh. Guess i should text him. Horrible. Hes fine. Whew.
I'm anxious for this follow up appointment. I'm hoping some mild pool work will help get over this pain. And help me manage the pain meds in a way to taper off them. Im not opposed to taking them, just know the risk they carry-at some point they tend to betray you, don't work and lie about pain. But i shall be a patient patient.
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I wish it was all coming together - it would be much more fun but it is fun to just get packages too!1
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Thanks @shanaber! Dh had to open it, he’s so nosey! Love it!!!!
ETA I made it with one pain med at 4am and one at 8am. Next one not until 1515. Not a bad day! Figure two at 2000, just in case i have night pain.
Netflix: more episodes of Arrested Development3 -
Day 12
Well I was at the point where I thought weekly cathartic updates would be ideal, rather than daily “kitten me” posts. But, since I can’t find any personal accounts of femoral osteotomy patients, I wanted something to come up for the next person, even if it’s on mfp. So if that’s the case, day 11 the pain seemed to turn around. For the first time since surgery I checked the weight bearing ability of the leg by stepping on a scale with only that leg. PT said to do this. To my surprise i was able to put 65 pounds on that leg, that’s 55% of my weight. I thought “not bad” considering I just read an account where a person wasn’t able to achieve this until 11 weeks post op, but that was a femur fracture.
Pain is still down. I managed on just 5 pain pills yesterday. So hooray! Finally I’ll get to clean those cat boxes!
Man i cant wait until hes too big to fit in there... And go outside to chase critters.
ETA tried to fix typos... kitten chasing my hands... sorry you’ll figure it out
Ok its asleep... I'm back to pre-op weight (yesterday). So I'll use that as an indication that I'm eating enough and be sure i don't drop below it. Its rather tempting, ya know, not hungry, not active... But I'm older (not 20's where recovery takes half the time). And know that i can seriously compromise my healing if I'm not conscience of it.
The swelling is down in the leg too. Just the knee remains noticably swollen.2 -
Yay for improvement @Elise4270!! Baby steps but it is always encouraging to see things getting even a bit better!
Have you thought about taking these daily posts and starting a blog so someone searching for femoral osteotomy would find them? I mean you wouldn't have to type them twice just copy and paste? I have never had a blog but I am sure it can't be that difficult.
ETA - he just wants to be paid attention to! Anytime my husband picks up his iPad Hobbes is in his lap pushing it away... I am sure he is telling him 'if you have time for that thing you can pet me instead!' 😁1 -
Yay for improvement @Elise4270!! Baby steps but it is always encouraging to see things getting even a bit better!
Have you thought about taking these daily posts and starting a blog so someone searching for femoral osteotomy would find them? I mean you wouldn't have to type them twice just copy and paste? I have never had a blog but I am sure it can't be that difficult.
I don’t know about the blog. I can’t say I’m internet savvy enough to know how to do that with out paying for it. I could you tube some stuff.... but I don’t like looking at myself. Haha! I’ll check it out.0 -
I bet some on the main challenge would know like @lporter229 or @PastorVincent.0
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https://wordpress.com/start/user/en?ref=pricing-lp
I haven't used that particular site, but have played with similar things in the past and it's really simple. This one is apparently the best you can get this year.
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Wow! @shanaber! Awesome gifts! Thanks! I should have plenty of idle activities to bouce between! Love the born to run book. I can’t wait to delve into it! Dh wasn’t home to open this box haha!
Doing better and better I think! Changed the sheets and took the kitten outside to chase honey bees... no worries, he can’t catch them.1 -
@elise4270 - glad it got there and you got to open it!! Have fun with them - hope you like to color
I find it oddly relaxing and used to do it when I was on stressful conference calls...
Went back and forth on the book - wasn't sure what you had already read but I really like this one so took a chance on it!0 -
@Elise4270 I love Born to Run but I actually liked Eat & Run even better. Same race from the perspective of a journalist vs the perspective of one of the competitors (Eat & Run has a lot more to it as well).1
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Oh @sarahthes - I didn't know about Eat & Run. I will have to check it out now too!
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@elise4270 - glad it got there and you got to open it!! Have fun with them - hope you like to color I find it oddly relaxing and used to do it when I was on stressful conference calls...
Went back and forth on the book - wasn't sure what you had already read but I really like this one so took a chance on it!
Well, I'm not a reader so theres an astronomical chance of you picking something I've read. I'll read on particular subjects, running is one of them! I remember picking up coloring again about 13, it definitely helps calm and i think let your brain work while your body is engaged is theraputic. Ive seen studies about walking/running and thinking about a problem or trauma and it helps move the emotional response out of the scenario, left/right brain sort of thing. I've taken advantage of that to manage stress.1 -
Oh @sarahthes - I didn't know about Eat & Run. I will have to check it out now too!
It doubles as a vegan cookbook!2 -
Oh @sarahthes - I didn't know about Eat & Run. I will have to check it out now too!
It doubles as a vegan cookbook!
Does it use a lot of soy products? Or just real basic foods?
He doesn't discriminate from what I recall. I have a copy at home that I can check (I leave work in 5 minutes woo-oo). He's very hippie and does things like make his own almond milk and grind his own flour.
Some of his recipes are available online.
http://www.scottjurek.com/eat1 -
Jurek? How did i miss that? Cool. I'll check them out! Dh is gone wed-friday and we girls plan on some chick food! No more burgers, hot dogs, pizza, cookies and soda!
Thanks!1 -
Day 14
Doc seemed happy yesterday that I had been able the day prior (day 12), to put ~85 lbs on my right leg. Day before was ~65. Yesterday after the long drive, much walking (~0.5 miles), and no pain meds I was able to do 82 lbs. The pain still wakes me at night, but I’m able to go a bit longer between doses. Last night was 6 hours. So that’s just 4 or 5 pain pills yesterday. I went 12 hours without to prove to dh I wasn’t addicted. He said “when you go a month, I’ll know your not addicted”. Well... kitten that then, I hurt: I'm taking them. Poo poo on you. I do plan on trying to switch to Tylenol during the day, but am concerned about pushing the upper allowable acetaminophen dose if I do that. I’m cautious of ibuprofen, it tends to inflame my guts, so I think i can do it once a week, maybe twice and reserve it for kitten pain-as it works well.
X-rays show the bone hadn’t begun to knit yet. I was surprised. But guess that’s normal. I had a perfect piece of cheesecake on our trip. Mmm. Love it when you find that rich not overly sweet cheesecake.
I forgot to ask about swimming. So I phoned back and am waiting to hear. I figured I should be able too. I can put tegaderm over the large incision just incase. It still has glue over it but seems to be at the point where it’ll start pealing off with activity.
My blood calcium was a tad low before and after the surgery. So I had dh pick up some calcium chews. My bone density was in the top 1% for my age (DXA 9/2018), so I figure I really don’t need them. But why risk it.
Dh is gone for a few days... guess I better figure out something to cook. Dd and I are going to do the Walmart pick up thing. She’s been a little lost adulting y’all know. I think she’s decided to go to school. I’m jealous and in awe of her choice thus far to set a course for a pathologist degree. Rule the world little one!3 -
@Elise4270 - Hope the doc comes back that you can swim even if you are just using your arms. I bet the water will just feel good all around. I also think it is a bit early for Eric to be worrying that you are addicted. What did the doctor think?
Great that DD is figuring things out. Sometimes it takes a while to get to where you know what you want to be when you grow up. Some of us never really figure it out or get the chance to. I don't think I could ever be a pathologist but I think it could be really interesting trying to figure out the cause of illness or death. Is she going to go to school nearby?
Oh also I didn't comment on your other post but I am glad that Alex was ok even though the bad dream! I hate when you wake up thinking something terrible has happened to someone you love and end up in a panic thinking something really might have.
Last night my left knee (old meniscus tear) was hurting. I put ice on it and then the heating pad when I wen to bed. Got up and it was mostly better but I was cautious to run on it. I really don't want to hurt anything else! It was complaining when I was doing my pre-run walk but once I started running it was fine. I am not talking an endorphin mask of the pain, it really stopped hurting and didn't hurt on my walk intervals either. So strange. I am icing it again and will put some heat on it too. I must have just tweaked it to irritate just enough. My foot on the other hand is doing great. I have been doing my exercises every day so I am sure that is helping and I get my new orthotics next week.
*** I must have gotten distracted. I typed this all in yesterday and never posted it ***
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Haha! Funny your computer kept the unposted reply! Glad your knee calmed down. Knee pain just worries me. That seems like something that can be fatal to any running or biking endeavors. I wonder if you could have some loose bits floating that hurt only occasionally.
I think dd is planning to start locally with core classes. I know she’s excited and that can quickly become panic when it gets too real. She got her replacement ged diploma in the mail, and I think the next step of enrolling is a bit unnerving. She passed the ged with flying colors with basically 6 months of hs. Her anxiety/depression kept her from going, no matter how I tried. She is brilliant. (Motherly bias).
I don’t think the doc thought anything of my narcotic “habit”, he gave me more and told me the pain might return with a vengeance. I think I’m quickly getting to where I only need them at night. Hooray! Whew! Cuz for a while, it seemed bleak.
I still haven’t heard about the pool.... I really wanna go, and have checked my incision site twice thinking it’s prob fine... but know to wait for the all clear from the doc. I even peeled some of the glue (with the scabs) to make sure I’m seeing the skin is closed. Doesn’t seem to be any openings. But I’ll wait.... respect the medical team.0 -
Could you maybe give them a call back just to make sure they haven't lost your question or forgotten to call back with the doctor's reply? Sometimes they just get busy and things get misplaced or forgotten so might be worth a call back just to see...1
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Weird I was going to edit my last comment but appears I can't....
I talked to my trainer about my knee weirdness and he thinks it is because I am walking differently without the old orthotics. They had no correction to help the meniscus tear in anyway but it could just be angry that things are hitting, rubbing differently. It isn't swollen or red so who knows. The ice/heat seemed to help and if it happens again I will repeat. I can also ask the PT about it next week.1 -
Nah.. I’ll wait. He’s only in that office once a week. So, I’ll give him some more time0
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Day 17.
So tired. Pain has returned. I hope this is what the doc was talking about. It’s not horrible, but enough to keep your attention. With the addition of the baby monster kitten, my baby cat HATES me. I tried to sit with her yesterday outside in the dirt (play dirt games-stick). Maybe it’s the up and down that’s got me achy. I didn’t sleep well. My baby cat kept moving when I’d go to her, then hissed at me when I actually got to rub her head. So I laid in the dirt and cried. Dh laughed at me, said I’d given a cat emotional control... well, she’s my lovey baby that doesn’t love me. And I’m stuck with this baby monster that is so far in my colon all day long, sleeps on me, eats my food, farts on me, licks me, is always on me... ugh is so needy.... hurry up and quit being a baby... I like him fine, just want my cat back.
Pain is enough that I look in the rx bottle and have a bit of anxiety with the dwindling supply. I did make it 19 hours yesterday without any. I’m seeing a fair amount of atrophy, which I’m sure will come back easily. I stepped on the scale and put 95 pounds on the leg yesterday. I have sharp pains in the front of my hip that seems reminiscent of the labrum tear. My first doc wants to see me same day as my 3 month follow up for sx#3... I asked about addressing the labrum... and he said we talk about it then. So... I suspect he knew it’d be problematic. I was hopefully it’d fix itself. Maybe it’ll calm down between now and then. I’m so physically broken.
Good news, dd wants to go enroll in a few classes Monday! @shanaber she was stoked seeing the Harry Potter coloring posters. I had to relinquish it, haha! Hope you don’t mind.
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Awww @elise4270 - sucks that the pain is back and just when you were doing so well with it all! I hope it goes away again soon! I don't think your baby cat hates you, sounds like she is jealous of the time monster cat has been monopolizing you and she is taking it out on you.
How do they fix a labrum tear or do they?
Tell DD to enjoy the posters! Glad she is excited about them but she has to share the pencils with you so you can color too or use them to write or draw in your journal.0
