Day Four

I got another good night's sleep last night.  I took another Oxycodone around 2am before bed, and then fell right to sleep.  I woke up around 7:30am, no stinging pain this time, just naturally woke up.  I took a second dose of Oxy and then fell back asleep until around 9:30.  While I didn't feel any stinging pains like I did yesterday morning, I did feel some funny twinges in the same area.  I'd say maybe a flash of 3 on the pain scale.  I slowly got out of bed, and decided that since yesterday I had a few sharp stings, that today would be another elevation day. 

I basically laid in bed most of the day, getting up for food.  I just took it easy and made sure that I took my pain meds on time.  During the day, I decided to switch back to Motrin.  The couple of times that I did get up, I didn't feel pains save a few small twinges.  One of the things that I noticed today was that my resting heart rate was crazy low.  I think at one point it was down to 39 bpm.  I am usually in the high 40's low 50's...and the day of surgery, it was in the 60's....so for it to be < 40 is quite a difference. 

One of the other things that I've noticed is that even though I'm getting a good amount of sleep the last couple of days, I've been feeling really tired.  I know I'm spending most of the day lying down with my ankle propped up, I feel like I can doze off at any moment.

The leg is starting to feel generally achy...kind of a "tired" feeling.  I also feel pings and tings thoughout the day, but nothing that has caused me to wince, thankfully.  I'm guessing they are occurring at the site of the portal incisions, but can't tell for sure since I can't see them.  The good news is that it feels like I'm getting more mobility back...The cast is preventing me from going into a full plantar or dorsiflexion, but I feel like I can put more pressure on the cast when I try.  I can also move my foot left to right.   

This cast can't come off quick enough.  It's the waiting game that bugs me...having to wait 2 weeks before knowing if anything has gone wrong or telling if my issue has been fixed.  I keep reading on the internet about how doctor's allow their patients to start walking the day after.  At this point, I can't imagine myself walking on my own yet.  The conservative treatment is frustrating, but probably will be better in the long run.

So, pretty much a small improvement over yesterday, but also took it really easy today.