Post-op Day 6
Well, I spent yesterday as a couch potato again. I knew that going to the movie would extract a price, and it did. When I went to bed Saturday, I needed to take the vicodin for pain control, and keep my leg up (which I've been doing). But, I couldn't sleep. It just hurt. Ended up taking more meds 4 hours later. Finally got a couple hours sleep, then got up, went out to the couch, propped my leg up, and watched the TdF final stage (Distraction does wonders for pain control!). That was a great finish! Right after the end of the race, I dropped off to sleep on the couch.
I woke up some 3 hours later. Felt a lot better at that point.
But I knew I needed to keep my leg up. So, most of the day, except for necessary moments, I stayed on the couch with my leg up. Had some swelling in my foot and ankle again (a minor post-op problem), so keeping it up was important. Around 6:00pm, I sat up, and started using the recliner function in my couch and pillows to keep my leg up, but to actually sit up, and not be lying down.
Today, I woke up after getting some sleep last night. Got back to work today, but working from home, since I need to keep my leg up still. Can't really do that well at my desk. Might try to get in to work later this week, but that is a *maybe* at this point. The plan is to work from home this week, and get back to my desk next week.
Been checking my wound, and I noticed bruising that was starting to resolve. Guess I didn't see it before. Still sore, but nowhere near as painful as it was last week. Looks good.
Yesterday and today, I've been walking around the house without my crutches, which is nice, but outside I am using the crutches. But I am feeling a lot more confident walking, and hope to ditch the crutches entirely by the end of this week or early next week (With the surgeon's permission, of course!). As I put in my previous post, I moved to the forearm crutches, which are vastly more comfortable than underarm crutches.
Cleo is still guarding me...
Can you see the look on her face???... "You will NOT move!"
I am not a patient patient, but I am trying to be...
I woke up some 3 hours later. Felt a lot better at that point.
Take-Home Message: A drugged sleep is no substitute for the real thing!
But I knew I needed to keep my leg up. So, most of the day, except for necessary moments, I stayed on the couch with my leg up. Had some swelling in my foot and ankle again (a minor post-op problem), so keeping it up was important. Around 6:00pm, I sat up, and started using the recliner function in my couch and pillows to keep my leg up, but to actually sit up, and not be lying down.
Today, I woke up after getting some sleep last night. Got back to work today, but working from home, since I need to keep my leg up still. Can't really do that well at my desk. Might try to get in to work later this week, but that is a *maybe* at this point. The plan is to work from home this week, and get back to my desk next week.
Been checking my wound, and I noticed bruising that was starting to resolve. Guess I didn't see it before. Still sore, but nowhere near as painful as it was last week. Looks good.
Yesterday and today, I've been walking around the house without my crutches, which is nice, but outside I am using the crutches. But I am feeling a lot more confident walking, and hope to ditch the crutches entirely by the end of this week or early next week (With the surgeon's permission, of course!). As I put in my previous post, I moved to the forearm crutches, which are vastly more comfortable than underarm crutches.
Cleo is still guarding me...
Can you see the look on her face???... "You will NOT move!"
I am not a patient patient, but I am trying to be...
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