Oct 04 2009
Post surgery day three
Today is the first day that I went outside after surgery. In the late morning, my wife and I went out our front door and then walked around our front, and then up and down the sidewalk in front of our house. It was refreshing to be outside, especially today as the it was a beautiful sunny fall day. The leaves are turning colors where half the leaves on a given tree are no longer green.
Had the first chance in probably a few years to watch a whole football game (well at least until it was clear who the winner was) the Bears beat the Lions!
Question: Do other people have back problems as a result of laying down on all the time? What do you do to prevent those problems? I find that my back is getting sore after a night of sleep. I have temporarily tried to lay on the floor where there should be more support for my back.
2 responses so far
Day three already?
I have back problems laying down for more than 10 hours at a time, which sucks for someone who likes to sleep the day away (apparently).
I simply didn’t lie down. I know its counter to the RICE model (Rest Ice Compression Elevation) but I did keep my foot up off the floor.
From what I experienced, more movement means more blood flow and more blood flow means quicker healing.
But YMMV.
You might get back pain from all the funny ways of getting around, like going around with the crutches a lot…