wellness
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My nerve block wore off yesterday afternoon, and I had the most horrible night so far. It is getting better, but I’m still suffering. Did you know that pain is NOT a good thing? The old saying “no pain, no gain” is hogwash. Pain causes a stress reaction which elevates cortisol and other chemicals in
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As I write this, I will be getting to the hospital in about 2 hours for my surgery to repair the fracture to my left leg. The fracture is a nasty one of the tibia which is the larger of the two bones in your lower leg, and I crushed mine right at the knee.
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Tomorrow is my big day, my left knee is being repaired. Amazingly, I’m not extremely fearful. Why, do you ask? I have one of the best surgeons in the field, I am in extremely good shape for a woman my age, I understand the process and I know how to prepare. As I was thinking
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I finally got a somewhat decent night’s sleep last night, after 3 nights of little to no sleep. Why can’t I sleep? With the pain and immobility, I’m in a leg immobilizer from my groin to my ankle, which makes rolling over and trying to get comfortable nigh on impossible. The best news that keeps
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