Two hours under my belt

Bones, joints and muscles
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i'm back!!!

well that's my first two hours and really quite peaceful they were

thankyou all for your goodnights it's nice to know what you are doing. I will probably spend a while in my trusty new chair my husband surprised me with when I got home from hospital it's one of those that recline and lift your legs up. Sometimes it's lovely having my leg lifted for me with no effort, quite pleasurable

i think it wil be a good investment as I know I will be doing this again with the other hip. 

hope you all are either asleep or at least comfortable 

carol x

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Yes comfortable I usually turn in at 3am.....Ian.

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Hi Carol

Where did you sleep? At first I was readonably ok in bed, waking every couple of hours but getting back to sleep again. Then one particularly bad night I decided to sleep in my rise and recline chair and had such a good night I've been sleeping there ever since! Doesn't always work - had a DREADFUL night on Friday night but last night 9 WHOLE HOURS! wirh only one trip to the loo! Almost worth the bad night to get such a good one! I'm 3.5 weeks post op.

Rosie xxxx

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Good morning carol ... I hope you got more hours sleep in your wonderful new chair .. how thoughtful of your husband ... 

take care and have a wonderful Sunday 

warm hug

renee

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I lived in my comfy recliner as I had alot of problems sleeping in bed on my back. 

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Hi Rosie

up again at four am. Sat In recliner, tried to sleep. I usually can but not last night.  

ice  pack (bag of peas - ice pack should arrive today, good old Amazon ) decided to leak on me so had to change all clothes, and you know what it's like trying to get a pair of Jim jam bottoms on on you own!  

Trouble is I feel too tired to read or entertain myself.

the one consolation is that Is that I saw  the sunrise and heard the beautiful dawn chorus

my only worry about sleeping in the recliner is  I thought it was important for us to lie flat

hope you have a good day 

carol x

 

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thanks renee, and you

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seems to be a real problem doesn't it?  

Have a god day

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Well done carol, what a lovely homecoming present for you, enjoy being spoiled, wishing you a speedy recovery,

lots of hugs,

Lynne x

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Mmmm how flat does your recliner go? While in hospital I had the top third of my bed at an angle of about 25 - 30 degrees with a pillow under my good leg and that was considered ok and although my recliner does not go completely flat its certainly on a par with that.

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Perhaps you are confusing "laying flat" with, not sleeping on your side.

In France they keep you in the hospital for a week and I never slept "flat" once since the bed was electric and I could raise & lower my back & legs. I never got a rule about sleeping "flat" on your back.