Recovery Day 6

It's that dreadful day again... MONDAY! ;)  However,  I still have another week of summer vacation and Julia had off today,  so that means I have company all day!

UPDATE:  I took a ton of Benedryl last night, threw out the bottle of Meloxicam antiinflammatories and woke up with no more itching!  Apparently, my body had an allergic reaction, so I can't take that medication anymore.  Dr. Coleman's PA instructed me to take Motrin throughout the day instead.

I spent a lovely morning organizing my room, grabbing lunch with Julia and my friend Matt and then headed to Focus Physical Therapy for my daily recovery bike ride.  Today was exciting though!  I rode on a level 3 resistance :) and it felt WONDERFUL on my thighs and legs.

I am now parked on my couch for the rest of the afternoon/evening icing away with my trusted Game Ready machine!  I was so sick of icing, that I took the morning off.  However, I think that was a bad idea.  It was a bit humid in North, NJ and my msucles definitely felt/appeared more swollen than usual.

I think my sister Melissa is coming by tonight to see me, so I'm really excited for that!

UPDATED: List of symptoms since the surgery:

1) Dry mouth (from anti-nausea patch that Dr. King gave me).
UPDATE: GONE!

2) Dry nose (from the oxygen that I had during the surgery).
UPDATE: GONE!

3) Upset stomach (from all the drugs I've been taking and the epidural)
UPDATE: Steal dealing with some...

4) Random times of nausea and dizzy spells
UPDATE: Still dealing with this.

5) Random body temperature changes (probably due to the ice machine and 90 degree weather)
UPDATE: GONE!

6) Numb upper left thigh (from the surgery)
UPDATE:  Still dealing...

7) Shaking thigh muscles (from fatiguing on the stationary bike)
UPDATE: GONE!

8) Stiffness in the hip, pelvic and upper thigh area (from the surgery)
UPDATE: Getting better!

9) Irritated skin on the upper thigh (from the waterproof bandage tape).
UPDATE: Still irritated, but going away.

10) Anxiety about gaining weight (from not being able to do my normal cardio routine)
UPDATE: This comes and goes.

Signing out,
A