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Stay ahead of the pain! This will help a lot. Alternate tylenol and ibuprofen, maybe even a pain pill at bedtime.
I guarantee you that at 10 days, my unassisted walking was measured in feet, not blocks. By a month I had left the crutches behind (wrist arthritis prevented use of a cane) unless I was out in public- then it was to keep from getting knocked down.
The tiredness is your body healing- rest as you can.

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I am still learning that this procedure was not as easy on me as I thought it would be. I've always been pretty tough, but this surgery got me down a bit. I am grateful for all of your comments as I now know that really I'm doing OK. I just had unreasonable expectations. Thank you.