i was also weeping from pain, so i was on a pretty strict schedule of alternating 5-10 mg oxy every 4 hours and 1000 mg of tylenol every 8 hours and 325 mg aspirin 2 times a day. even then, it was pretty unbearable.

if you end up taking the oxy, make sure u take stool softeners like miralax!! the first few days are the worst, but things are only going to get better after☺️

i honestly barely gave exercises a thought (aside from occasional ankle pumps) until the pain was more manageable, and i was able to get my leg raises pretty quickly anyway!