What an upbeat thread this is! I love reading how each of you are encouraging each other. I am sure that everyone in this thread (and the many ppl who read here but don't post) will feel more hopeful and more inspired after reading these posts you have all shared
Sunkist: By now, you are probably feeling far better than the first weeks, but it's very typical to feel good, then have a bad spell - followed by a good one and another not so good one. During this part of recovery, you will have more and more good days and fewer bad ones as the last of the physical symptoms fade away. For me, nights were the worst time and there were times I wondered if I'd every stop having chills, skin burning sensations or if I'd ever get 8 hours of sleep. I did stop having them and I sleep like a log every night now - and you will too if keep going. The fatigue does go away, but if you're like me, it comes back slow. Your "off tramadol" normal may not be as energetic as your "on tramadol" normal was. Exercise can help a lot (it did for me). I found I usually had more energy the rest of the day if I got some exercise every day. Exercise helped my mood too.
You really are doing great - congratulations!
"Some people donate a kidney are considered heros, but I donate 5 of them and then get arrested - WTF"
Take care,
Dale
Sunkist: By now, you are probably feeling far better than the first weeks, but it's very typical to feel good, then have a bad spell - followed by a good one and another not so good one. During this part of recovery, you will have more and more good days and fewer bad ones as the last of the physical symptoms fade away. For me, nights were the worst time and there were times I wondered if I'd every stop having chills, skin burning sensations or if I'd ever get 8 hours of sleep. I did stop having them and I sleep like a log every night now - and you will too if keep going. The fatigue does go away, but if you're like me, it comes back slow. Your "off tramadol" normal may not be as energetic as your "on tramadol" normal was. Exercise can help a lot (it did for me). I found I usually had more energy the rest of the day if I got some exercise every day. Exercise helped my mood too.
You really are doing great - congratulations!
"Some people donate a kidney are considered heros, but I donate 5 of them and then get arrested - WTF"
Take care,
Dale