It's been a pretty positive weekend – this being the third one after my surgery. The first one was the one that I was released from hospital – and that was really a bit of a blur.
Before I go further, for those reading this post from outside the Middle East, the weekends here in the region are Fridays and Saturdays. Sunday is your Monday – meaning our work week is Sunday through Thursday.
So, this Friday and Saturday have been good to me. I have not just improved my walking targets but my pace is better and I have clocked around 4-5kms each day on walks, plus of course all the walking around inside the house, the mltiple number of times I go up and down the stairs. So, mobility wise I am doing good, I hope.
Pain? Well, yes, I do still have a significant amount of pain on and around the incision site, and this is to be expected, of course. Lying on my side with a pillow between my legs (as shown by my physiotherapists) was pretty useful.
Activity wise, I did of course went for my walks both mornings. It was such a wonderful feeling to be able to walk to the beach, just stand there on the stand, and look out on the distant ships in the horizon. On Saturday, I went with my wife for our weekly grocery shipping expedition, and did my bit. Grocery shopping with the cart is actually quite OK – you can use the cart as a walker. But it did tire me out, wiped me out completely. I was exhausted towards the end. Be careful how long you do these things, I suspect I over did it, and I will pay...?
Still having problems sleeping, still have problems with a bit of constipation (huh? why?) but other than that, I am doing just fine...
Before I go further, for those reading this post from outside the Middle East, the weekends here in the region are Fridays and Saturdays. Sunday is your Monday – meaning our work week is Sunday through Thursday.
So, this Friday and Saturday have been good to me. I have not just improved my walking targets but my pace is better and I have clocked around 4-5kms each day on walks, plus of course all the walking around inside the house, the mltiple number of times I go up and down the stairs. So, mobility wise I am doing good, I hope.
Pain? Well, yes, I do still have a significant amount of pain on and around the incision site, and this is to be expected, of course. Lying on my side with a pillow between my legs (as shown by my physiotherapists) was pretty useful.
Activity wise, I did of course went for my walks both mornings. It was such a wonderful feeling to be able to walk to the beach, just stand there on the stand, and look out on the distant ships in the horizon. On Saturday, I went with my wife for our weekly grocery shipping expedition, and did my bit. Grocery shopping with the cart is actually quite OK – you can use the cart as a walker. But it did tire me out, wiped me out completely. I was exhausted towards the end. Be careful how long you do these things, I suspect I over did it, and I will pay...?
Still having problems sleeping, still have problems with a bit of constipation (huh? why?) but other than that, I am doing just fine...
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