I'm four days post-op and was cleared to take a shower today. Joy! I've spent almost every moment since Wednesday in my recliner in the living room (gotta love chairs that prop your feet up FOR you!). I've completely caught up with all of my online TV, but still haven't managed to get much work done. I blame painkillers.
I was also able to remove the bandages today, and I have to say my knee doesn't look as bad as I thought it would. It's still really swollen and I have a terrible case of fat feet from all of the excess fluid, but I think I'm recovering at a good rate. I'm able to put more and more weight on my left leg every day, and today I was even able to get up and down the stairs by myself, not to mention, in and out of the shower. My first day home, getting up the three porch stairs to get into a house was a near impossible task.
I was also able to remove the bandages today, and I have to say my knee doesn't look as bad as I thought it would. It's still really swollen and I have a terrible case of fat feet from all of the excess fluid, but I think I'm recovering at a good rate. I'm able to put more and more weight on my left leg every day, and today I was even able to get up and down the stairs by myself, not to mention, in and out of the shower. My first day home, getting up the three porch stairs to get into a house was a near impossible task.
(the part nearest the bottom of the picture is the upper part of my knee. You know, Melanie View.)
We finished our four-week food challenge yesterday too. The last few days were a bit of a struggle since I couldn't cook, but we stuck with the rules, even though variety was a thing of the past! Tonight we're going to celebrate with dinner from Subway. We leave for Missouri in two days, so the next challenge will be trying to carry a small part of what we learned with us when dining while traveling for the next week.
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