What a difference a day makes (S+3)
Well last night was MUCH better than 2 nights ago. I finally got ahead of the pain with the medicine, and it was amazing. I actually slept through the night! At this point I felt comfortable rolling onto either side (with my brace on of course) which made all the difference in the world. I set an alarm for the middle of the night when I needed to take the next pill, and it was certainly worth it.
Today I was going a little stir crazy so we decided to get out of the house for some breakfast. Getting around really isn’t that hard at all. The worst part is once you get to the destination figuring out what to do with your leg. I ended up sitting in a long booth so I could put my leg up.
Later that afternoon I went back to my exercises — more of the same from yesterday. I was able to get my knee to 90 degrees using the CPM, which was my goal. Hopefully at PT on Monday the progress will show.
I was able to actually take a good shower by myself today for the first time (it was much overdue). Waterproof bandaids and Saran wrap helped to keep the incisions completely dry. I’m still in need of a shave and haircut, but those can wait a while since my looking a little rough is still excused.
Here is a new pic of the knee with the 3 incisions. You can see the knee is still incredibly swollen. Guess I need to spend more time with ice and the Game Ready. I’m off to bed now — hopefully it goes as well as last night!
