Post surgery boredom

[jessmarimba]

I will also add that I would have LOVED to have someone sit down and play long boring board games with me It's a childhood passion that I've never outgrown, but Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit just aren't popular with any of my friends anymore.

[tulip]

It's hard to not be able to use your hands. Do something that you wouldn't do otherwise:

Learn a new language
plan a garden
read a bunch of books
learn to sing
visit some people who don't often get visitors
plan a post-recovery trip to somewhere you've never been before. Get the guidebooks and make an itinerary
go to the library and browse the shelves
read to a kid, or have one read to you

Consider this time as an opportunity for something different.

[spokewench]

You're brave dogmama. I was diagnosed with it sounds like the exact thing that you have at least 5-6 years ago, perhaps it has been longer. I was told how long the rehab would be and I just could not do it! Still, I have not been able to make myself do it. I just put up with the pain since I just can't face the rehab. I keep saying I will do it when it gets worse. Of course, it is getting worse, my right thumb does not work like it should nor is it positioned quite right anymore due to more arthritis building up.

Well, I salute you for getting the surgery done. It is probably the smart thing to do.

Hang in there and you will get through. I can only second some of the recommendations of tv, books, etc. from the other people on this thread. Hope it gets better quickly!

[OakLeaf]

Ow. Nothing to add to what others have said, but heal up quick!