What’s the best thing you did during a surgery recovery to keep the boredom at bay?
What’s the best thing you did during a surgery recovery to keep the boredom at bay?
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What’s the best thing you did during a surgery recovery to keep the boredom at bay?
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Audiobooks, binged Netflix, read books, friends and family visited
Books, movies, sketching, podcasts. I had a great time recovering from surgery other than the pain and needing help to get to the washroom when I had my hernia operation.
Stuffed my ereader, got a great body pillow, and got some new soft pajamas.
Crochet along to audiobooks
Cross stitching along with audio books/podcasts
Depending on your surgery and how intense your recovery and medication situation are, the types of activities you’ll enjoy can vary a lot.
When you’re heavily medicated (usually in the beginning), you’ll mostly be sleeping and trying to stay hydrated and eat when you can – having some music playing softly in the background can be nice during this time. Audiobooks or calming podcasts you can drift in and out of can also be good if you want something low-effort.
Once you’re on lighter meds, binge-watching easygoing shows (like reality TV or a series you’ve already seen and find comforting) or listening to silly celebrity podcasts can be great. Light games on your phone (like match-3 games or cozy mobile games) can also be a nice distraction without requiring too much focus.
When you’re fully alert but still recovering, I’ve found things like:
The key is to have a mix of really low-effort and slightly more engaging options depending on how you’re feeling day-to-day. Be gentle with yourself – recovery is exhausting even when it doesn’t seem like you’re “doing much.”
Edibles (no pain meds were given), pjs, movies, my kindle, all the snacks and drinks.
Playing on my switch and enough pain meds to knock me out lmao.