Knee Surgery, Day 6

Nothing like being a temporary partial invalid. Since last Wednesday I’ve enjoyed a delightful vacation from cooking, grocery shopping, laundry, vacuuming, etc. My dear husband has been an absolute sweetheart about taking over those responsibilities.

If not for my sweet little MacBook, though, I’d have felt pretty isolated. The occasional necessary trip upstairs to my office takes a lot more time and effort these days.

Everyone who’s had this type of surgery (remove torn cartilage, smooth rough areas from kneecap) has told me recovery is usually quick and easy. My worst day, pain-wise, was Saturday, after the local anesthetics finally wore off. Every day has been better since. I never even needed to use the crutches.

What’s really fun is this clever little “ice machine” the hospital sent home with me. It circulates 49-degree water through a knee wrap that I wear for 30-45 minutes every couple of hours.

I have my follow-up appointment tomorrow, so I’m anxious to get the doctor’s report and  find out how soon I can expect to get back to normal activities. Although . . . if I milk this a little longer . . . maybe my hubby will become such a pro in the kitchen that I’ll never have to cook again!

Comments

[Carla]

I vote for the no more cooking! Glad that you are on the mend. Why didn't you take a picture of your battle scars so we could really relate??? Hang in there.

[Mary Connealy]

I think my daughter needs this surgery, Myra. Her knee has been giving her trouble since she ran a half-marathon about three years ago.
I told her not to do that.
So, is that how yours got hurt? I can see you as a marathon runner.

[Myra]

Oh, yeah, right, Mary, I ran one just the other day. It's what I do in my spare time. NOT!!! Nope, I think I just revved up an old knee pain while trying to get back into shape last summer after a couch-potato winter. Exercise=sweat, and both are 4-letter words in my vocabulary.