4 Week Post Op

Things are getting better, slowly but surely. Here are some the the things I can and can't do at this point.
-No more TED hose! Yeah, it was so nice to get rid of those.
-Down to 2 or 3 oxycodone a day.
- Getting around much better. I can bear more weight on the op leg. Sometimes I drop to 1 crutch around the house for a little while. It's so much easier in the kitchen to grab things, etc.
- Sleeping in my own bed, although not without pain. Still can't sleep on my left side. Sick of sleeping on my back.
- Easier to get dressed.
- Tried jeans on yesterday, still too uncomfortable with incision and pain. Was able to wear some other cord pants though.
-Actually went a couple places this past week besides the doctor's office! Went to an hour of church on Sunday and out to dinner last night. I even walked around JC Penney's for a little while.
-Still can't lift kids
- My lower back hurts a lot. I don't know if it is from crutching around or just relating to my hip pain.
-I still have to watch myself. If I do too much I pay for it and have to take more pain pills.
-I can't wait until I can drive again but I am still a long ways from that.