HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANNERS! I hope it's a good one!
Well, I survived surgery and it went well. Getting around at home was another story. As soon as I got home, I really needed to go to the bathroom, so it was the first place I headed for. Well, in the bathroom, my crutches, the nerve block in my leg and the tight quarters didn't get along too well because I fell. I didn't feel a thing because of the nerve block, but the knee I just had surgery on bent pretty far. I thought I ripped out all the stitches because I found out later that night that I was bleeding under the knee wrap. I had a follow-up appointment the next day. I did not rip out any of the stitches, they were bleeding from the incision area for some reason. The doctor didn't think I damaged any of the repaired parts in my knee, so I should be o.k. I have since been to two physical therapy appointments. Darn, those hurt like crap! Needless to say, my knee does not like being bent nor straightened, but I suffer through it. The other weird thing is that I am napping constantly. I don't know if it is from the pain pills or boredom (or both), but I will start out watching TV or reading a book and pow! I am out like a light. I can't keep my leg down in a normal sitting position long because it starts to swell, but that and the pain gets a little better each day. I have to do PT exercises every two to three hours and sometimes my leg is killing me after them (that's what the pain pills are for). Other than that, I am doing fine. I think it is time to try and read or watch TV (translated as time for another nap!). Later....
