Hive mind,
I got wisdom tooth extraction surgery last Friday. Put under general anesthesia cuz I'm a wimp. Procedure went fine, normal pain and swelling. Took OTC painkillers and some codeine for a couple days. Ended up taking a total of four days off training, just felt like crap and slept a lot. More than I was hoping to take off, but it is what it is.
Back on the bike yesterday for some sub-threshold work and my HR is a solid 15 BPM higher than it was doing the same workout a week or so ago. I completed the workout fine, it was just harder than it should have been and my HR was noticeably elevated.
I know partly I'm probably overthinking this - I had a surgery and clearly am still recovering. But has anyone else experienced something similar? Any idea how long it takes to get back to normal? I can't imagine I lost 15 BPM work of fitness in four days (at least I hope not). Just curious for anecdotes or more scientific explanations.
I got wisdom tooth extraction surgery last Friday. Put under general anesthesia cuz I'm a wimp. Procedure went fine, normal pain and swelling. Took OTC painkillers and some codeine for a couple days. Ended up taking a total of four days off training, just felt like crap and slept a lot. More than I was hoping to take off, but it is what it is.
Back on the bike yesterday for some sub-threshold work and my HR is a solid 15 BPM higher than it was doing the same workout a week or so ago. I completed the workout fine, it was just harder than it should have been and my HR was noticeably elevated.
I know partly I'm probably overthinking this - I had a surgery and clearly am still recovering. But has anyone else experienced something similar? Any idea how long it takes to get back to normal? I can't imagine I lost 15 BPM work of fitness in four days (at least I hope not). Just curious for anecdotes or more scientific explanations.