No need for a photo today, since everything looks the same. However I can certainly claim some good progress. I climbed the stairs using a cane this morning. Previously I have been going up and down the stairs on my posterior, with no weight on my affected leg. The climb on the stairs was difficult, both the lifting of my right leg, and putting some weight on it as I raised my left leg up to the next step. Both were impossible until yesterday when I started putting some weight on my “new knee” as I hobbled around the house with the walker.
My days are sort of dull, with each hour dictated by ice/compression for X minutes, moving around the rooms for 5-10 minutes, and the rest of the time spent on a couch or in a recliner with my leg elevated. Morning starts with getting up the stairs, and evening finishes with going down the stairs to bed. I sleep with a wedge pillow under my legs to keep my knee elevated at night.
I read my kindle, my phone, listen to podcasts, or music, and watch playoff hockey every evening (great series so far, even though none of my teams have been involved!)
But the moving around parts of my day have been getting more effective lately, with steady improvement in range of motion, weight bearing, and longevity.
Other progress includes shedding most of the pain meds beyond Tylenol (and a TylenolPM in the evening to help me sleep.) I am refilling the pain meds though as PT starts next week and I’m certain things are going to hurt again.
I haven’t left the house since arriving home from surgery, but Linda and I have discussed going out for dinner one of these upcoming nights. Speaking of which, my appetite has been very low since surgery, and weight loss, which I have been working on since the surgery was scheduled (because every kilogram I lose makes recovery easier!) I’m down 13kg, and feeling good.
Tomorrow is my Post-op follow up appointment with my surgeon. I’ll let you know how it goes.