having a tiered day

[E16Pat]

strange how no two days the same, I felt a bit better yesterday but today I’m shattered no energy whatsoever, it really is strange it’s like your body is teasing letting me do things one day and can’t do them the next

From a knackered Pat 💤💤

[Hidden]

Hello knackered Pat

What are we going to do with you

You certainly want to run before you can walk

You have had a major operation and just over 3 weeks that is all it has been and feeling as you do is perfectly normal some better days than others

You have to accept you are going to be like this for a few months and even after that you will still get days when you feel this way

Please be good accept the impact this op has had on your body and let it heal , go with the good days the bad days knowing eventually things will be how you once knew them but you have to wait and give this time x

[E16Pat in reply to Hidden]

Thank you

For that telling off, completely right of course

I must try and get that in my head

Be good

Pat👍🏻

[Hidden in reply to E16Pat]

Hello

It was not a telling of

It was just trying to let you know you have to wait longer and t try and relax and go with it because it will come good just not quite yet x

[E16Pat in reply to Hidden]

Thank you

I do really appreciate your comments I can only draw on your knowledge, you have been there

Best wishes

Pat

[Hidden in reply to E16Pat]

x

[Shellac in reply to E16Pat]

I Tried to run before I could walk its only 3 weeks wow take it easy, I know its hard if you have always been on the go ❤❤❤❤

[NLGA]

I’m knackered today walked 6 miles yesterday and not had a op .

[Hrty]

I'm knackered today, dozed off on the sofa earlier. Had loads more energy yesterday. Take care

[E16Pat in reply to Hrty]

Same as me H felt pretty good yesterday, but very tiered today and felt like shit,

Take care H it all takes time

Pat

[Yumz199725]

Ahh I have days like that I find if I over do it the day before I have to rest most of the next day it takes it out of you literally! Be careful maybe your over doing it too much ❤️

[Larneybuds]

I had open heart surgery 4 months ago. Have had other complications since but have found the tiredness frustrating and one of the worst things to deal with. You just have to give in to it and don't expect too much from yourself yet. The physio said to me that your whole body has to get used to it's 'new normal'.....how very true. You have had a trauma basically and that means everything has to recover. Be kind to yourself. You will have some good days....some really good days and then wonder what's happened because you feel you have gone backwards. It's the norm and recovery is not text book. Yours will be different to somebody else's. Don't get upset by the tiredness....embrace it and see it as part of the recovery process. All the best and take care.benjoy your 'rests' x

[devonian186]

I dare say that as you had a good day yesterday you tried to do too much, so after two steps forward have taken one back. It Takes TIME! Recovery is a lengthy process not something you get over in a few weeks. You have been chastised! I do suggest you keep a detailed health diary. You will see you make progress week by week, not day by day or hour by hour.

[Hidden]

Hi Pat

You need to judge your recovery week by week not day by day. Every day can have ups and downs but at the end of each week, you should have made progress.

I recon you just be kind to your body and read your recovery signs positively.

BTW, I'm 22 months post surgery and I still have times that I'm huffing and puffing just getting out of the shower (but not every time).

[Kristin1812 Heart Star]

You've had some very sensible and pretty consistent advice to take it steady. I’d only add one comment. This determination you have to keep picking yourself up and trying again and again, is the kind of wonderful drive and determination that will get you better.

But to me its hare vs tortoise.

You will get to your ‘New Normal’)! but earlier if you do learn to pace yourself……over many months ive learned what my early warning signs are, when I’m just doing too much. Because, like you, if I do too much, I have to totally rest for a couple of days afterwards, and then have the additional work of picking myself up and starting again.

I’m so much better now having learned when to stop, and slow down. My own ‘New Normal’ is now brilliant.

You'll get there.

[gorillaqueen]

Hi BeKind is right again 😄 I’m 5 weeks post op and feeling the same. Some days more energy and some days just shattered. We have to listen to our bodies and accept this is going to take time .

[fishonabike]

one thing we are rarely prepared for is coping with recovery - as an ex-nurse i am aware that hospital staff rarely warn us how slow this can be (largely because few of them are aware of what happens once you leave their care, unless they have seen it for themselves)

anyway, i have found that it is best to avoid pushing yourself until you can do so without suffering the backlash - for example if you feel wrecked the day after a good day, you probably did too much - so rest and do less for a few days and start again at an activity level which did not cause a crash the next day

think of your body as a bank account - illness, operations and trauma are very expensive and use up your savings, so you have very little in the bank and you won't be earning much until you get better - if you overspend one day you will have an overdraft and have to pay interest on the overdraft

so the aim is to stay within your budget and keep some cash in the account at the end of the day - as your sick-pay builds up you will be able to spend a bit more but you need to budget carefully until your savings are enough to allow more extravagant spending

i hope that makes sense🌺

[Shellac]

I'm the same, think I'm on a roll then bam, I got Mircovascular angina, I wake up and my mind is full of things to do etc and I get out of bed and my body is like "NO"

[Doublef]

I got up yesterday feeling I could run a marathon by mid afternoon I was a sleep a bit shaky today but staying out of the cold.

[Philmoco]

You mean "tired"?