And, The Beat Goes On.....

Since the last post and evaluating my situation, I decided to stop the walking until later.  My sleep has been quite erratic, sleeping sometimes but mostly waking up between 3 and 4 in the morning and always tired throughout the day.  When I do not take something for pain, I will wake up [any time] hurting and have to take something.  After realizing that I was not going to make it through the night, I decided to continue the meds at night for now.  It's the only time I take them and it really helps. 

Sleeping upright in the recliner for almost 5 weeks now is taking its toll on me.  Having displacement in my shoulder [affecting my collarbone] along with the break itself, I am waking up being very stiff with some hurting.  I think the problem lies in the fact that I cannot move in the chair and, being a recliner, it "braces" my head in a position that is not for sleeping but relaxing; therefore, causing my sleeping form to put more pressure on my collarbone and neck causing stiffness and pain the next morning.  I've refrained from taking something when I get up and just move my arm more and more to work out the hurt.  So for now...I just have to deal with it.  I can hardly wait until I can sleep in my bed again!!!! 

Here are some things I've totally taken for granted not being able to use my writing hand for a looong time now are:

Brushing my teeth
Brushing/Drying/Fixing my hair
Feeding myself
Shaving
Bathing/Drying off
Driving
Dressing myself
Cooking
Washing dishes
Reaching into and across the sink
Tying shoes
Cleaning the house [yes, I even miss this]
Anything with my arm raised above my waist!!
Sleeping!!!
Writing
Cutting an apple

These are a few things that come to mind.  We take soooo much for granted.  As of today, I can gladly say that I am moving some better.  I can reach into the sink now and move my hand up to my nose.  I am also using my sling very little; mostly when I am in a crowd for others to not grab or hug me seeing I may be hurt.  These are little improvements but I am glad to have them.  Patience is not something I have so there are many trials along the way.  I'm so thankful to have a husband that literally takes care of me now. 

It's been about 2 weeks now since I've exercised/walked.  I began walking on Tuesday this week.  This time without a sling and swinging my arms a little.  I felt pretty good and even a day or two afterward, I'm not hurting from it.  Also, I started my squats again this week.  Today, I walked 2 miles again and incorporated a little bit of light jogging; this time on the treadmill at a 2% incline.  I will check and see how I feel tomorrow and the next from today's workout.  I hope I will be okay.  Evaluation is always in progress...trial and error, per se, to see if I can continue or stop the activity until a later time. 

I hope you are up and moving in some way.  Please don't take it for granted.  You never know when fate my take over and remove "normal" from your life for a while.  I hope to be driving some and on the road running soon.  I can hardly wait and will not take running for granted again.  And, yes, I will

Run 4 It [as soon as I can]