This week is the biggest week for the hand, it’s camping for 4 nights week!! Probably coming home just as I hit 6 weeks post op.

I can’t lie I was nervous, especially how to sleep and move about. But it’s time to get out and about, it’s Beltane Pagan Camp and it can’t be missed. Besides perhaps the drumming circle will be healing.

Still so much I can’t do, which is frustrating. Lids, carrying bags, helping set up the tent inside. So it felt strange taking such a backseat, I didn’t like it, I prefer independence. First day was the worst painwise, and finding new ways to do things, once I got into a good routine it made everything much more manageable. Helps that officially the cast could come off, so I’m not actually risking anything by going.

Sleep thankfully has been easier than at home, sleeping on my opposite side has meant it’s been easy to have the arm out of the way. Bodily it’s worn me out, but it’s been good for the soul to get out and do normal things again. Ironically it wasn’t the hand that sent us home earlier than planned it was the hips and back 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️( feels like even with 2 hip replacements I’m never going to get where I’d love to be mobility wise) especially as I’ve had to use the walking stick in the opposite hand, this really upset the back and hips!!

Once home and sleeping on my normal side, the hand aches came back, it must be blood pooling as it’s not elevated, like I had camping, so that’s definitely something to change.