Post Surgery: Day 4

PT Sheet Says:

• keep your extension perfect
• continue using the cpm, stay down to decrease your swelling
• your flexion should be past 90 degrees
• start decreasing your pain medication

I didn't read that last bullet point until after I'd already taken two Vicodin, so I started decreasing the painkillers on my second dose today to one pill every six hours instead of two. I hacen't really been having much pain, except when I'm pushing my flexion. It's strange to me how much less painful this has been compared to the meniscus surgery I had in June. I'm wondering if that one was so awful because of the trauma of the injury itself.

My swelling has gone down today, which makes me happy. I was a little stiff on my first set of PT today, and I was a little worried about being able to get my flexion past 90 degrees, but it's been getting better with each PT session.

I got up and showered again today. When I did, I noticed my knee was really red and hot to the touch. I'm keeping an eye on it, and had my husband change the ice and water in my Cryocuff, and it looks like it's getting better, so maybe it was just inflammation? I hope so. Infection would be no bueno.

For some reason my quadriceps has been really twitchy today, and really only when I'm sitting still in my CMP and Cryocuff. It doesn't hurt, but it's a really annoying feeling. I hope it knocks it off soon, because it's driving me bonkers.

Otherwise I'm just fully ready to be done with the bedrest. My back doesn't enjoy the position I have to sit/sleep in, and I really just want to be able to go to the kitchen and get food when I'm hungry rather than having to ask for food to be brought to me. I want to go sit on the couch or go get the mail. My knee doesn't hurt enough and my mobility is good enough that I feel like I could get along just fine. I know why I have to do this, and I'm going to do what I'm supposed to do, I'm just antsy and stir crazy today. Blah!