I had to have my gallbladder out last week and before the surgery made as many changes as I could to our routine to cut down work post op.
This included leaving two fatties out 24/7 for the winter and not feeding them anything other than minerals twice a day. and the rest of the gang come in at night with 4 donkeys yarded and the two horses stabled only because one of them is trying to lose weight.
Had the op Thursday out Friday, fed the horse Saturday, muck out Sunday, well picked it up and put in skips but did no lifting. Rested over the weekend lots of sleeping to try to be ready for work Monday. Only walked dogs for first time Thursday as on Wednesday the daft one pulled OH over....I am over the anaesthetic, I am still a bit swollen, my back hurts like hell as the surgery buggered it up again, but session with osteo yesterday got it a bit straighter so reckoned I might as well start riding again.
Rode Buddy today for 30 minutes at walk. Felt fine, yes I am sore, but it stretched my back a bit and improved my posture. Before going in for the op I trained him to stand at the mounting block to let me get off as I reckoned that wold be the hardest thing to do.
When you have animals you can't just have a three week sickie and ignore them. I have done as little as possible, rested when I felt tired, and generally tried to pace myself.
This included leaving two fatties out 24/7 for the winter and not feeding them anything other than minerals twice a day. and the rest of the gang come in at night with 4 donkeys yarded and the two horses stabled only because one of them is trying to lose weight.
Had the op Thursday out Friday, fed the horse Saturday, muck out Sunday, well picked it up and put in skips but did no lifting. Rested over the weekend lots of sleeping to try to be ready for work Monday. Only walked dogs for first time Thursday as on Wednesday the daft one pulled OH over....I am over the anaesthetic, I am still a bit swollen, my back hurts like hell as the surgery buggered it up again, but session with osteo yesterday got it a bit straighter so reckoned I might as well start riding again.
Rode Buddy today for 30 minutes at walk. Felt fine, yes I am sore, but it stretched my back a bit and improved my posture. Before going in for the op I trained him to stand at the mounting block to let me get off as I reckoned that wold be the hardest thing to do.
When you have animals you can't just have a three week sickie and ignore them. I have done as little as possible, rested when I felt tired, and generally tried to pace myself.