Last night I used the Sleep Cycle app to start tracking my sleep (again). Once I can start using my UP24 again then I will have two different apps tracking sleep. Prior to my injuries I used UP24 religiously on a nightly basis but I will enjoy having another data source with richer data.
Read MoreIt was six weeks ago that I had the first of two shoulder surgeries in a period of four days. The road has not been easy. I would never wish the pain that I have gone through on anyone else. But, I am thankful for so many other things that this ordeal has brought into perspective.
Read MoreI woke up several times throughout the night, often popping straight up intent on getting up myself. One time I managed to get myself back into bed without even waking Laura up. I am not sure why I kept waking up like that since it threw off my pain medications.
Read MoreWith Laura and her mom cleaning until late last night, Laura and I didn’t fall asleep until after taking my 12:15a pain meds. That is the latest that either of us have stayed up in months, even before this entire journey started. It caused the rest of the night to feel “off” since my body has become programmed to the times that I have to wake up for pain meds throughout the night.
Read MoreThroughout the overnight I was able to maintain one pill every four hours, instead of the two every four hours that I had previously been taking. Another night down. Another win for me coming off of the pain medications.
Read MoreI slept pretty well last night. I’m not sure if it is becoming comfortable with how and when I sleep at night but at least I haven’t feared going to sleep like I had been earlier last week or the previous week.
Read MoreAfter publishing my journal entry last night I stumbled upon the “On the Run” HBO special which was nice to watch for a bit before bed. With everything going on, it had completely slipped my mind that it was on. As I settled in to fall asleep my shoulders were sore from all of yesterday’s activity but the output was far greater than the soreness.
Read MoreToday shall be summed as the day of firsts. Overnight I wanted to try using the bathroom by myself for the first time. It is far easier to try during the night since I could wear only boxers to bed instead of also wearing basketball shorts, as I have, which are hard for me to put pressure on to pull down.
Read MoreWhile overnight wasn’t as crazy as the previous evening, it was still hard to sleep. I can’t shake the loss of feeling in my left hand throughout the night. What is interesting about it, though, is that I am now sleeping lightly overnight which is giving me time to process tasks and thoughts.
Read MoreLast night was a rough one. Darren was kneading louder on Laura than he has in a long time. Sasha was breathing heavy. It started to downpour for the first time in months. I started to sweat profusely throughout the night. And this was all before my 4:15a dose of pain medication.
Read MoreStill dealing with losing feeling in my hands overnight but trying to work through it. A slight shift here. A slight shift there. Whatever we can do to try adjusting the pillow or my arms throughout the night.
Read MoreOvernight we seemed to have found a new position that will work for now. I only woke up once to twice throughout the night with number hands. I’m not sure if this was due to all of the trouble we went through last night or if it was truly finding a comfortable position.
Read MoreSince I couldn't bend myself in bed like can be done in the hospital, I woke up throughout the night with my hands falling asleep again. I've gotten semi used to it. It still is annoying because it causes me to wake up several times throughout the night.
Read MoreThough we expected to be home by tomorrow, we were able to be released today - both awesome and hard work wrapped into one. That meant a flurry of doctors and nurses coming in throughout the day. It also meant IVs, heart monitors and other medical devices being disconnected.
Read MoreThough I have been out of surgery for at least two days, today has been the first day where I have fully felt like myself again. That might be because of no crazy heart racing issues or maybe it's because Laura is only a few inches from me (even though both of these constants were yesterday as well).
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