Ta-Da's
* got showered and dressed. That was a major accomplishments
* so far, three separate rounds of back physio, one of knee and some of my exercises from my trainer.
* stripped, washed and remade the spare bed. Tonight I can sleep there instead of the couch.
* weekly kitchen chores
* swept the floor with a broom and the carpet sweeper because I can't handle the vacuum or mop. I did slipshod vacuum last Saturday, before dgs came to stay so the floor isn't too bad. I dusted and vacuumed on Monday or Tuesday last week so the apartment is a bit dusty but not too bad.
I didn't sleep well. About once every 10 minutes I get a spasm that causes pain. My right hip is sore all the time, but the spasm is pain. It also happens if I do something stupid, or do nothing. It happens standing, sitting, lying down. It cares not if I'm on my back or front (lying in extension) but around 4 I found a position on my side that was bad for my back but no spasms and I slept until 7. Was in bed (or on the couch) 9 hours. I moved from our bed because I was both squirming and gasping and wanted dh to have a decent sleep. The spare bed still hadn't been remade since our guest so I ended up on the couch.
I'm doing every 'back' thing I can remember. There are places to lie down in the bedroom and now the living room. I have my extension wedge pillows out. I have set up a standing desk for me but I am using my kneeling chair at the moment. I ate my lunch standing up because sitting brings on the spasms. I can't squat or bend down to reach things low down so am doing my golf bend to get things put away or picked up. I keep lying on the floor, taking off my glasses, getting up about 10 minutes later and having to pick my glasses up. For that I've pulled out the remote 'grabber.' I have a basket of phones/remotes which I move from place to place so I don't have to scramble to answer a phone.
I started the day with my cane but that's put away.
Already, I'm doing a bit better. But if I sit too long, I lose that progress.
It is time for me to get up now so I'll go take the bags back to the car and pick up the mail. Ds asked to come over and do laundry so I'll see him later.