Schwie’s Pad

I booked an appointment with Meyer to see him this Friday. Maybe he’ll cut the stitches out for me, as they feel like they’re pulled on tissue beneath my skin when I do physical therapy… Speaking of which, I can bend my knee a good 90 degrees today and sometimes further. I’ve scaled back the use of the cryo-cuff, as I’m just getting tired of filling it with ice every day. Up until now, it was providing great relief. Oh yeah, maybe stopping the cryo-cuff was a little premature, as I noticed a good amount of blood/bruising on the inside of my knee and its also fairly swollen still.

The pain is still a little less today, but still achy/growing pain-like feeling in and around my right knee. I’ve started to do 2 steps at a time, up with the good, down with the bad, but walking around is still one step at a time. Again, this feels slower than past surgeries, but maybe its just slipping my mind?

So, the pain seems less today which is good, but now its a cross between dull aches and growing pains. Whatever, still taking ibuprofen and by the end of the day I was starting to go up stairs, one at a time

Yikes, I thought the pain would be less this time, as I was getting a cadaver tendon for my new ACL, but the pain is fierce. I’ve already weaseled off my bandages and jumped in the shower this morning and it feels darn good. I’m taking baby steps, which is better than yesterday… Time to start working on ROM.

Man, I seem to have quickly forgotten how painful the post-op recovery is after the block wears off. Funny, you’d think the third time around and I’d have it all memorized… As expected, the block faded away about 3 AM this morning and the pain poured on. I probably I compounded the problem as I refused to take Vicodin when I went to bed and instead I thought the nurse recommended that I take vistaril as she said it would be good for the joint. At 3 AM when I woke up, I popped a couple ibuprofen and another vistaril to alleviate the pain and now I’m reading that vistaril is only good for the post-op effects from general anesthesia. Doh! Anyway, I’ve made it this far without a narcotic, so I’m sticking with ibuprofen the rest of the way.