Boy, that was dumb...

 So, weve had about 50" of snow in the last week.  Weve been lucky though, our neighbor has a snow blower- so we havent had to shovel out much.  Well, our last storm dumped 18" of heavy wet snow on us yesterday.  With blizzard conditions, it was pointless to go out to shovel.  Plus, we kinda got spoiled and thought we could borrow the blower again...  Well, we were wrong.  Our neighbor had to go into work today, no snow blower for us.  So DH went out to begin to shovel out.  We have a LONG, HUGE driveway, a big section of sidewalk, a big front porch and walk, the back patio, window wells to the basement and the heat pump that all have to be dug out.  I was feeling guilty that DH had to tackle all this alone.  SO- I went out to help him.  Dumb, dumb, dumb.  Im already in a flare, what the hell was I thinking?  I was out shoveling from 11am till 5pm.  Did I mention Im still pre-op and weigh 275lbs?  Dumb, dumb, dumb...  Im shaking Im in so much pain.  Im so exhausted I cant see straight.  My back, hips, knees, shoulders, elbows and hands are all so tight and sore.  Im going to feel like I wa**** by a Mack truck tomorrow.  I AM AN IDIOT!  Ugh.  Why do I do this to myself when I know better?

Cause you're a good woman and love your poor hubby and didn't want him to do all that alone, I'm sure he appreciated it! Now many long hot baths are in order and some gentle stretching to keep those muscles from getting too tight. Maybe you could convince your doc you really hurt, or pulled a muscle and could get dome good pain meds? Best wishes

I'm so sorry for your pain.  You are not an idiot!

We try to help others and it hurts.  You're a real trooper for trying to be so loving. 

I know when I'm feeling a "little" better than normal, I do what my husband calls "killing snakes".  We all have done, are doing and will do this from time to time. 

I know it's really important to try to stay in that "bubble" of enough activity and not over doing it.  But, I've never been able to find my bubble--forget staying inside it.

Hang in there. (very, very gentle hugging)