Update:
The other day I realized that I currently have the most energy, endurance, and potential that I’ve had in the last five years since my amputation. Presently I’m able to do more for longer periods of time. However, I still have lots of limits and I’m not even close to being back to my pre-amp levels.
Immediately after my amputation, I figured in a few months I would be back up to speed and “boldly go where no amputee has gone before” (yes, I just misappropriated a Star Trek quote). I ended up with a number of other medical issues besides my amputation so my future didn’t quite live up to my hopes, but I am grateful for every step forward that I’ve been able to make in resuming my life. I seem to be very slowly continuing to make forward progress.
I saw this meme about “usable hours” and I thought it was a helpful concept. There can be quite a difference in the number of hours of productive time between someone who has no health issues and someone who has chronic pain or a chronic illness.
I’m doing the best I’ve done in over five years, but I still run out energy too soon and take longer to recover than it used to take. I run out of time and energy before I get through my list of things to do for the day. I’ve reconciled myself with the idea that I cannot do everything that I want to accomplish. So each day I try to do the most important things first. A lot of things get left undone, but there isn’t anything I can do about that except to accept my current reality. There are days and times when I get a sudden burst of vitality and I am able to do so much more than normal—those are the fun days! But I often pay for it afterward and need more rest or to take it easy for a few days afterward.
That’s life! Or at least that's my life! I’m very grateful for everything that I’ve been able to do recently and I hope that this trend continues.
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