Day 5 post op feeling better still sore

[Kate345]

5 days post still sore but able to gently walk around the house but that’s about it still tender and sore so I imagine another week of laying around..

How long was it until you were up and about?

[luthien]

You're doing well for 5 days

I was back in work after two weeks, physically that was fine, still sore if I pressed the area. Emotionally I felt completely wiped out, that took a further week to go away. I started back with my swimming, HIIT, self defense and pole fitness about a month after my op but took it easy and let people there know so they could help. I'd say about 6 weeks after I was back to doing all my exercise the same as before but with a bit of caution and listening to my body.

[Kate345 in reply to luthien]

I think so too.. I think some people post 5 days are still in bed and in pain killers I haven’t been taking any pain killers really been resting on the sofa then going to bed around 9pm.. it’s getting easyier to move around each day. I think my pain threshold might be quite high to be honest I can imagine some would get to this point and feel ok but your still so tender and delicate from surgery it’s easy to forget

[luthien in reply to Kate345]

I read up before my op, general stuff on recovery and how to recover faster; simple things like keep your normal cycle (circadian clock) i.e. up at around the same time and to bed the same time, try to move around and not spend all day in bed, even if it's from your bed to sofa to potter around the kitchen, it helps reduce stress, lets your body keep the same cycle it's used to and so helps recovery - you're doing all that.

I was taking painkillers for the first few days but I weaned myself off them to just nights so after 6 days I didn't need them at all; I listened to my body, if it was in pain I'd try to work out if it's a position, if I pulled it or even if I ate something different. I found lying down in bed hurt more (stretched out possibly?); it hurt less if I was sat knees up on the sofa (like you do on your period days), and I could use a hot water bottle that way too.

I think I'm like you; high pain threshold so I forget to take it easy.

[Kate345 in reply to luthien]

It is so hard to know when to do things again isn’t it I notice a huge difference from day 1 to now and it’s amazing how the body can heal so quickly but it would be easy to start been normal so fast when you haven’t healed

[KadijaKamara]

Hi Kate

It took me a week to walk again but was still sore till after two weeks.

[Sfarre]

I must have had my lap two days before you. I'm on day 7 and it still basically sucks to be completely honest! But I'm feeling proud of myself as I managed to walk out to the post office by myself today. On my day 5, my family took me on a country drive, which whilst being a lovely thought, made me feel very nauseated and sore afterwards. I'd really love to start up my yoga but who only knows when that might be possible.

I had really no idea how intense it would all feel, did you? I'm still so sore, mentally and physically completely wiped out! I had had this rose-tinted idea of the time off work reading books and cinema-going. Ha!

I really hope you feel better soon and have a strong recovery. One day at a time, I think that's the main aim at this point. Take care and try to be kind and patient with yourself.