Day 820

REHAB. Today was the first day on the bike. I tried the stationary bike, but I am too short to reach the pedal or when the seat is lowered, my knee just isn't bending enough to get it to rotate. I did 15 minutes on the Recumbant bike...I get to add 5 minutes per day, assuming the leg handles it okay...

Day 817

PHYSICAL THERAPY. Don is extremely happy with my progress. So much so that he has given me the okay to only have one crutch, no brace while in the house. Outside I still have to have both crutches and the brace...he SAYS its because of the rain and possibility of me falling...I'm not so sure! It makes sense, so he gets away with it...THIS time! :) He has given me two more exercises to do during the day...that is a total of five exercises, three times a day. The knee is going to be EXHAUSTED. This sucks...but I can do it!

Day 810

DOCTOR APT & PHYSICAL THERAPY. Today, I had an appointment for both. Day six out of surgery. I am doing well...or so they tell me. I am sure not feeling so good. I am finally off most of my pain meds and just on Tylenol and Tylenol PM. Dr. Coward is extremely happy with the amount of swelling (or lack there of?) and Don, my physical therapist, gave me three exercises to do a minimum of three times a day. Its on!

Day 804

SURGERY.

Today was the day! Surgery is done and I am on my way to having two, yes TWO, healthy knees! Tony picked up my CPM machine so I have that helping to keep my leg moving. The femoral block should wear off sometime tomorrow afternoon...then, let the pain begin... Dr. Coward tells me that my knee, overall, looked better then he had anticipated. Probably because my left knee looked so bad! Anywho...he said he had very little 'cleaning' up that he had to do as far as wear and tear. The ACL was gone, as expected, but I also had a tear in my meniscus that he sewed and reattached. I had some sort of 'divet' in my femor...god only knows how I did that to myself!