Tag: standing desk
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Why a Standing Desk Became My Pilonidal Recovery MVP
My wife had been telling me for years that I should get a standing desk. I preferred the idea of a La-Z-Boy. Then I scheduled a Limberg flap and my surgeon told me I would be under a very strict no-sitting restriction. Suddenly, the standing desk stopped looking like an office-health trend and started looking…
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My Pilonidal Surgery Recovery Shopping List: What Actually Helped
Before my second pilonidal surgery, I spent a lot of time thinking about what I should buy. Afterward, I realized that shopping had been the wrong place to start. The real challenge was figuring out how I was going to live when ordinary things like sitting at a desk, eating dinner, sleeping, showering, getting dressed,…
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What Does “No Sitting” Actually Mean After Pilonidal Surgery?
Before my Limberg flap, my surgeon told me I would not be sitting for weeks. I understood the words. I did not understand the lifestyle. My brain immediately translated “no sitting” into one problem: how am I going to work at my computer? So I bought a standing desk. Great. Problem solved. Except work turned…