how do you all cope with the boredom factor whilst recuperating?
my highlight of the week, is going into work to watch the sports day ( I work with autistic children with challenging behaviours)
i asked my partner if we could do something this weekend and his reply.. Well we could walk to the pub this evening for a meal ( up and down hill bout 1 mile with raised seat) hmm...
tomorrow he wanted a drive to Meadowhall shopping centre for a walk round (aprox 100 mile round trip)
i give up! I feel as if I've lost all my mojo! Reading about what you can and can't do after your op, now I'm wishing I'd never had it done!
Morning Linz and everyone, don't give u Linz it will all be worth it in the end. Yes you do get bored, suppose I'm lucky s one o my hobbies is knitting but even that has it's limits. Have you got a park close by where you can people watch and stroll? I do agree with you the shopping centres are the last place I wanted to go.. I was 5 weeks before I even did any food shopping just wasn't interested. Don't rush just tak your time and it will all sort itself out. Love Gill xxx
i went to the pool today and did some exercises and sat in jacuzzi.
we take dog out for potter in woods
i went to a butterfly farm near stratford
national trust gardens and houses good distraction as nice tea rooms
garden centres to sort out jobs he can do you never get time to organise
i do the treats my mum likes doing with me and if temporarily I am a generation older in my habits then so be it 😃
be in and patient and stop letting him think you can do more than you can - some of my suggestions might make him be a bit less of a bloke and a bit more realistic. Even when fit I would never say yes to a shopping mall
Take care and happy thoughts will help the healing
Now arnt we impatient 😁lol. I don't know how far on you are but I can identify with this boredom. I'm now 9 months post op and nearly back to normal😀 it feels like it's taken an age especially as your obviously a fit person doing the job you do, how about the gym or swimming, I took myself off to the local baths on a regular basis which helped with the recuperation plus something to do, I also took myself of on long walks with my crutches around the village where I lived. Lived there for 20 years but kept coming across new things people and stuff I didn't know existed there, quite eye opening, got me thinking about the people who have retired and how they fill their day😀 it's surprising when you start to look. Good luck with your recovery and don't rush things as sometimes things come back to bite you on the bum, I rushed back to work at 13 post op and ended up hurting my back and was off for another month, if only I'd taken my time, hindsight is a wonderful thing, so good luck and I know it's boring but take your time
Well sadly I'm having to work (yes @3.5 weeks).... I work for myself from 'Global Headquarters' (i.e. home) and am doing about half a day at the moment. Pretty much all sitting in front of a laptop.
Taking the dog for a walk around the block.... (although he's very bored with the same walk each time)
A bit of TV, reading, a bit of exercising.....
I have also been trying to sort out a vast heap of old papers - we seem to have kept just about every bank statement, gas bill, car tax thingy etc etc for the last thousand years, and so am just trying to use the time to get sorted. Not very exciting but it will give us more room to squirrel all the new bits of paper that are arriving!
My son suggested computer/video games but that's not really my thing.
Maybe you could write a blog about things that you've found work really well for helping deal with and make a difference to the kids that you work with? I'm sure there are many parents and carers who would be interested in benefiting from your experience.....
I felt exactly that same way when every thing started to go wrong after my left hip was done. The light at the end of my tunnle of dispare is getting bigger and brighter every day and things are looking like I will be getting rid of this pain for good in about a month. Please don't let things get you down. we all have our off days. but in the end it is so worth it. I am not looking forward to my second hip being done. But that is not regret talking it is me thinking I may have to go through all the rollercoaster ride again with the new one. Fingers crossed I won't. But the thought scares me. But I really will be glad to see the back of this pain. I don't think I would have put up with it much longer had I not demanded from my doctor that they find something to help me cope with the pian of my collapsed hip.
I may be recuperating. But I don't get time to be bored. I have my fish tanks to watch my dogs to make me laugh and my cats causing mayhem and the lizard chasing his food about his vaivarium. Then I have my games on my ipad and there are some really great TV programmes on an evening that I have been following for years at the moment. Then there is either the doctor to phone or the hospital to visit or transport to appointments to sort out. So loads to keep me occupied.
Just don't give up. Honest after what I have been through it does get better.
2. My garden is a home to birds now... I've got feeders, birdbath etc. thanks to lovely boyfriend (before that I fed stray cats and got them re-homed by RSPCA)
3. Aquafit at gym (exercise class in the pool)
4. Medical Appts/ physio
5. Movies/ Boxsets
5. Planning nice things like meals or my holiday in September
I sympathise, I know it can be hard at times. I've been home off work since December 2013
ahh babe I so know where your coming from I know that partners /husbands/ wives etc mean well, but they just don't get it!! it's not happening to them, but don't give up , you are woman you are strong and invinsable!!! it will take time, but you will get there, take each day at a time, little by little the day will come when without realising it you are back!! whoopee! and you will be doing all the things you thought you would never do again without pain!!, so keep faith, be strong, we are all here for you,
Good afternoon Linz, yes boredom does become after a while, i am lucky like GIll i have my knitting, cross stitching penpal club and of course television, i am back to work now for 5 hours aday, which i have found is enough, and also on 1st aug i retire and become a lady of leisure and what have i got to look forward to another op some time in September ooh yippee i cant wait ---Not lol, but it has to be done, after 1st aug you can ring me any time as i will be around if you fancy a chat you have my phone no Love Lyn xx
Do not have a partner so have to provide own entertainment.
Takes me ages to get bed made breakfast. Then exercise. Walk. Weather permitting. Back to bed with feet up and place scrabble on line or solitaire. And check out the forum.
Most days I'm lucky to have either phone calls or visitors.
I do feel I'm wasting vtal time because I was never one for sitting around but I have to keep telling myself that I am in training for the rest of my pain free life.
so sorry if I sounded harsh ... I didn;t mean it that way - it is just that I have to move this coming week and feel very overwhelmed - it is summer holiday and people are on vacation - I am overwhelmed, don;t know where to begin, just that I have to somehow pack up and leave by Friday morning ... my hip hurts and I get tired easily - so, I wish I had a partner next to me - I apologize for sort of lashing out - I do understand what you mean though ...
wishing you a good and peaceful night - tomorrow is another day ...
((((((((((big hug)))))))))))) I think you will be very happy in your new home, things happen in threes Renee ..... 1. New hip 2. New home 3 New man perhaps???????? lol
I started off sort of zoning out to daytime TV .....I can't stand it anymore, I'm fed up with the news reports being repeated again and again every day and the adverts!!
I brought some work home because I thought I might get bored, I'm applying for some scholarships so it keeps my brain ticking over.
If I had not of packed all my photos up to move in a couple of months I would have liked to spend time organising them into albums. Another idea would be to put your digital photos into albums that you can order online for Xmas presents!! Now there's an idea....you could do your Xmas shopping online!!
Good luck busting the boredom, some days I just nod off.....I'm trying not to so I sleep at night but those eyelids just can't help it Zzzzzzzzzzzz
Hi linz, I also worked with children (aged 2 - 4) but because the arthritis kept me off work a year before I eventually got to having a replacement hip I was dismissed from my post.
At first I thought I was going to go mad being a super busy person but as time went on I found that I was making things as gifts for other people.
I guess what I am saying is focus on what you can do, not what you can't. I am 3.5 wks post op and at first you can't do anything but laze around in a druggy stupor. I woke up about a week and a half ago and started making plans for a whole change of career and life doing what I really love.
Enjoy this respite from normal life and remember that you are going to be in better physical shape after.
pee ess - I found box sets on Sky and watched whole series in one sitting - hah!
Linzi, I have just read Neil's comment again and he has a point. Have you thought about designing/writing/doing something for your work with autistic children?
Years ago, when also off work, I made sensory books and planned sessions in Forest School adapted for kids on the spectrum. Play to your strengths girl.
Oh and a friend gave me some sound advice recently .....
You can visit Pity City but you can't buy a house there
Hi Linzh you cannot be serious, if you say that...you must have been in tons of pain, like us all, are you having the other one done ??
I have been reading, playing chess on the PC and watching TV the time flies by, I get out shopping every other day, and sleep a lot, well not now, when it was first done, I am back at work now untill Thursday the next operation day, so I know how to do it again, treat yourself to a nice hardback of you favourite author from Amazon and get into it...
My pain was so bad I could hardly walk at all, now I can so cant wait for next thursday to have the next stage of getting my life back set to work..... Ian.... shared my fav Moon shots with you for luck....and inspirration...
How long ago was your op? I'm sure you'll feel different in a few days/weeks as you progress and can do more and more things.
Boredom depends on what you like to do and what you can still do even after a very recent op. If you like music or reading or using a computer, facebook, twitter etc then you can still do all these.
I'm now 12 weeks post op and find I still get tired easily. I am back to doing a lot of what I did before but I find I need to pace myself and for most activities I set myself a 30 minute limit whether it is walking or reading or cooking.
I can see why you're not keen on a round trip of 100 miles to Meadowhall! Surely there are some local places you could visit within say a 5-mile radius of home? Look at the websites for local places in your area and find soemthing you both like - no good if you want to go round clothes shops and your other half fancies stock car racing!
Seriously, though, I'm sure this feeling of wishing you hadn't had the op is only temporary. Don't you at least feel glad that you no longer have the pain of arthritis ? Remember you have a caring partner, even if he doesn't always appreciate how far you can travel in comfort!