Yesterday was five weeks since my surgery. The day was discouraging as I did not feel well at all throughout the day. There are days that I feel ok. It is hard at times to get my hopes up on those days, because the next day it feels that I take a couple steps backwards. Yesterday was one of those days. I was tired, my pain was intolerable and my PVC’s were acting up constantly.
Today is Saturday. I am making it a goal to try and just sit around and relax for most of the day. I think I actually need to take the entire weekend off, and get as much rest as possible. Last week was full of doctor appointments, and I think it was just too much for me. When I went to see my surgeon on the 12th, he indicated that I needed to get off of the pain medications that I have been using since the surgery, and move to extra strength Tylenol. I tried this yesterday, but the Tylenol did not come close to managing my pain. This morning, I cheated and took the original pain medicine. Wow, what a difference. I am going to have to speak to them about prescribing me something stronger.
I am going to focus on getting much needed rest this weekend, and hope that as I move towards next week, I can take some steps forward in my recovery.
Walt's Journey 
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