Last night, I tried to sleep with wedge pillows under my heel and it was very painful. So, I just put a pillow under the lower leg and was somehow able to sleep. I slept till about 4am and then couldn’t sleep again until 6am or so. I kinda dozed off for a couple of hours and then got up and took shower and came downstairs.
It is Monday morning and back to work day! I had a conference call scheduled for 10am – so settled down in the CPM machine for a couple of hours and finished the call as well as checking emails, etc. Continued to monitor work on and off during the course of the day. The pain was not as bad as the previous day, so I stopped taking Vicodin and took Tylenol instead. Later in the day, felt a little more pain during some walking inside the house and switched back to Vicodin (every six hours). It is tough to sit around and not be working (walking). Friends stopped by to say hello and chatted for a while. The bathroom work is still going on - toilet working with sink partially functional (drain leak)! The contractor promises that he will have the sink fully functional the next day.
Did CPM again in the night and was able to get to 90% for two hours. Can actually walk with full weight on the legs – one step at a time. Discomfort persists with some imbalance (may be mental) but pain is almost nonexistent after the first few minutes of standing.
I have been eating normally and have been having bowel movements regularly as well. Even though I was able to attend to most of my daily work details, it is not the same ‘getting to’ work like every day. I think I am ready to get up and get going.
Went to bed at midnight and dozed off…
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