One of the biggest adjustments I'm going to have to make after this surgery is relying on others for a period of time. That's tough for me because I really don't like putting my burden's on others... since everyone has their own to bear. I live by myself so I'm used to cooking for myself and cleaning for myself so as simple as it seems, I have a hard time asking for a hand.
I'm setting this up because yesterday I was doing some cleaning around the apartment and one of things I wanted to do was bring some stuff up into the storage place my apartment has in the attic. One of the things was my golf bag which was simple enough... the next was my air conditioner. 99 times out of 100 it's not an issue, but trying to get myself to ask for help to bring it up was driving me nuts. Plus, it doesn't help anything since all the neighbors on the floor I'm on are around 2 and a half times my age. Here's what was going through my head at that moment: the Dr didn't say anything about lifting stuff. Obviously it's not the best idea, but it's a stupid air conditioner and I need it in storage. Doctors recommend things you should do and shouldn't do with your body but if there's anything I'm good at, it's listening to what my body is trying to tell me. With that said, I took a deep breath and hauled that stupid thing upstairs. THREE FLIGHTS. Made sure to take it slow and at the first sign of anything going on in the knee, I stopped, put it down and walked around for a second. And you know what happened? I MADE IT! The dumb air conditioner has now gone away for the winter and my knee feels fine!
Now the issue is I have to vacuum after shoulder day at the gym :(
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