Feeling better

Yesterday I woke up at 5am and was sure I’d need a nap by midday. That never happened although there was a period of time where I felt pretty sleepy. I got into bed and read a book, certain that I would relax into some sort of slumber. But I remained quite awake. The upshot is I don’t need endless amounts of sleep any more. Maybe my body is rebelling against too much sleep. I did begin to worry, though, that I would find it hard to get to sleep last night. Fortunately, I suddenly found myself ready to go to sleep, right at that moment. This was just after 10pm. I did manage to take care of a couple things but went to sleep within minutes of climbing into bed. This morning I woke around 6am and still felt tired but couldn’t sleep. Once my bladder kicked in, that was the end of sleep.

I’m pretty sure I’ve turned a corner in my recovery. I think I started feeling physically better a couple days ago but the “blues’ that struck me from Monday couldn’t quite be shaken. I don’t think I’m quite there yet but I think getting myself out of the house and doing normal things might shake the last of that. Yesterday I peeled back the dressing on the last incision and it seems to be healing fine although I can see that one leaving more of a scar than the others. I replaced the dressing and might take it off in a day or so when I feel more assured it won’t drive me batty due to the discomfort.

So the next part of this recovery process is likely to avoid overdoing things. I am feeling better but I’m not yet 100%.

Ironically, I’m suddenly feeling really sleepy again.  Might just take my book back to bed and see if I can squeeze a bit more sleep in.