Loneliness and waiting

The world is a strange place when you're just waiting. Waiting for health to improve, waiting for friends to visit, waiting to be able to drive again, waiting for the pain to ease, waiting for the day to pass - my life is all about waiting at the moment. I must admit, I have been finding it a rather lonely existence. I'm naturally an extrovert and feed off other people's energy so constantly being alone all day, unable to drive or walk far, has been pulling me down. I find I sink into this apathetic lethargy where I then feel unmotivated to do anything and am just sick of reading and watching movies. My poor husband is literally pounced upon for some conversation when he gets home! My family have been around virtually every day and so have many friends - this week is just emptier than previous ones. I've tried to write a list of other things I can do that don't require moving much but even with plenty of music and the TV, the house seems quiet.
I know many of my friends would probably kill to have a few days to do absolutely nothing but I feel trapped and find it hard to motivate myself to do anything, even call a friend.

The issue has only worsened since I am generally not sleeping during the day and have longer periods of alertness now. This is of course a good sign and overall my recovery is going so much better than last time. When I look over my old blogs and see where I was at almost 3 weeks post-op, I am much improved. I can manage coffee outings for an hour, I am doing 2 x 5min walks each day, showering, and generally do not have the terrible weakness and fatigue that I experienced the first time around. I am grateful for all this - I just have to find ways to deal with the loneliness. I know it will be fine when I can drive again in a week or so, but until then I am just waiting...