I’m becoming very fed up.

Good luck today Kate

Thank you very much Annie. Appointment is at 2 so will post outcome later on. Fingers crossed!

Hope your cloning appointment goes ok Katek ?

Spot on with that comment kate - that you aren't ill, just dealing with a break!
I know exactly how you feel and was so frustrated with that feeling.
However I came to terms with it when my doctor DiL pointed out that we need huge amounts of energy to heal a break! It makes sense when you accept that so much of your energy is diverted to that healing process and less is available for 'other stuff'. Your own body works out the priorities.

(Whisper this bit! Growing older inevitably slows things down.)

Good luck today.

Just be careful when things seem to be going well. The shoulder I broke was the one that had previously been partially replaced. After the replacement op, the dreaded physio got me going and I was even able to fasten my bra round the back. Then, that winter I was shovelling snow and put too much strain on the joint. In the past twelve years I haven't been able to fasten my bra. However, nowadays,that shoulder is completely painless - it's the other one that gets tendonitis.

I once dislocated my left elbow -fine, I thought, I'm right handed, no problem. But I couldn't even do up my bra! Luckily my sister was around to help. Took 8 weeks before I could straighten it properly.
Your sleepyness may well be caused by the fact that you are probably not sleeping as well at night - I found it hard to find a comfortable position, and turning over in bed was just about impossible!

Oh Kate I do so feel for you. I broke my arm last year and absolutely slept for England for the next month or so. GP said it was a mixture of energy needed for healing, and trauma to the body, which is extremely draining. I didn't feel at all traumatised as it luckily wasn't too painful and I had a lot of help and kindness from friends and family, but even so I was amazed at the exhaustion. My hair also thinned for a while - again, trauma it seems, the body just does not like it when it is battered about. Chin up - it won't last that long

Hope you are all fixed soon and can get back to normal. Unfortunately the less we do the more lethargic we become.

Have you tried a heat pad or a pad heated in the microwave for your neck? They really help. My neck is permanently bent so that my ear touches my shoulder, can’t look to the left either and get a lot of pain and these things do help with it, even a hot water bottle with a towel round it and placed on the shoulder/neck.
Good luck with your appointment,hope you get some good news

DH broke his collar-bone the year before last, and after having it reset a year ago, he is now at long last beginning to look like himself again. I hope your recovery is quicker, but I think it is quite normal to be tired while recovering from a broken bone. Pain is tiring too.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I know the feeling - had a hip replacement Saturday, didn't sleep much Saturday night due to other confused/noisy patients but Sunday afternoon and Monday all i did was sleep home yesterday still tired but it will improve - only thing is i have to rely on other people to do things for me which i hate !!

Stansgran
It took me a couple of months to recover from my knee replacement. To start with, the anaesthetic takes ages to clear properly; and the operation itself is quite a shock to the system.

Be kind to yourself Katek, sadly, things like this do take longer than you'd like and it's easy to get down in the dumps because of an accumulation of all those little everyday frustrations. Hopefully you have support at dealing with this. Best of luck.

Your body is putting your energy into healing and recovery. Try to go with it and get plenty of rest, and eat well. You’ll recover more quickly in the long run.

Katek If you are normally an active person then you will /may experience frustration that this broken shoulder is preventing you from your 'normal' way of life. Having had two hip replacements I can assure you I was climbing up the wall (not literally) with frustration not being able to do the things I took for granted during the period of healing.I too felt tired not because I wasn't sleeping at night but from boredom. I took to watching non stop tv ,making endless cups of tea , phoning friends, who were very patient .anything to relieve my frustration. It will pass so be patient and give your shoulder time to heal.

Keep a, very simple, note of what you are able to do - it may not appear much but as the days pass you will be able to look back and see your progress as you gradually do more and more

I broke my shoulder and arm whilst out for a walk (trying to get fit). I didn't need an op. I ate sesame seeds and tinned sardines and salmon to rebuild the bones. Lots of physio, the door pulley, warm water therapy and it seemed forever. Now I go to tai chi, can fasten my bra and no pain. Still struggle to tie my hair in a ponytail. It will pass.

Yay! Sling off and bone healing well-next step physio but still no driving for another couple of weeks. I’m so used to the sling now that I’m still walking around with my hand resting somewhere near my bosom!

So many of you have gone through this and know what’s involved. Thanks for all the handy tips and support. I admire your fortitude ladies!

Hurray!!
and hope the physio goes well

Katek yeeeeesss, you are free of those 8/4 bags of sugar ,
So happy for you x

That's great news!
Onwards and upwards now