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Am I healing on schedule? Track your recovery.
Check in for two minutes a day — pain, energy, sleep, moving around — and watch your own curve against what's typical for your operation. You'll know whether a rough day is a normal dip or something to mention.
🚨 Don't log it — call 911 — if you have:
sudden breathlessness · chest pain · coughing blood · fainting. These are emergencies, not data points.
Quick answer
Recovery should trend upward week over week — less pain, more energy and movement — even with normal dip days (often around day 3–5). Track pain, energy, sleep and mobility daily and compare against the typical curve for your operation: minor surgery feels mostly normal in ~1 week, keyhole abdominal ~2, hernia ~3, C-section/hysterectomy ~6, hip/knee replacement ~10, heart surgery ~12. Call your team today for fever, a worsening wound, one swollen calf, or pain that's rising instead of falling.
1 · Your operation
2 · Today's check-in
Any of these today?
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if my recovery is on track?
Recovery isn't a straight line, but it should trend upward week over week: a little less pain, a little more energy and movement. This tracker turns a 2-minute daily check-in (pain, energy, sleep, moving around) into a score and plots it against the typical curve for your operation. Trending inside or above the band is reassuring; sitting clearly below it — or getting WORSE for more than a day or two — is worth mentioning to your team.
What symptoms after surgery mean I should call someone today?
Fever over 38°C/100.4°F or shaking chills, a wound that's increasingly red, hot, or leaking, one calf becoming swollen or tender, being unable to keep fluids down, or pain that's rising instead of falling — call your surgical team the same day. Sudden breathlessness, chest pain, coughing blood, or fainting are emergencies: call 911, don't log anything.
Is it normal to feel worse on some days?
Yes — almost everyone has dip days, often around day 3–5 (when the initial anesthetic and hospital painkillers have fully worn off) and after overdoing an activity. One bad day inside an upward trend is normal. A run of days trending down, or new symptoms appearing, is what deserves a call.
Where is my tracking data stored?
Only on your own device (browser storage). Nothing is sent anywhere, there's no account, and clearing your browser data erases it. Use the print button if you want a copy for your follow-up appointment — surgeons genuinely like seeing a daily log.