I had my post operation checkup this week. Luckily it was moved up a few days because the brace was just annoying me so much. It was hot, it doesn’t move, horrible to sleep in. I think 5 days of that thing on is all I could take!! After the brace was off it was instant relief at the doctors. It felt like my leg could breathe a bit:
The nurse changed out the dressing:
And here is my leg with no dressing…just the stiches. The stiches will come out next week:
Sadly, the doctor said the progress on my knee was not as good as he had hoped. He said I have very bad knee bursitis and that is slowing down the healing. Funny, in my PT machine my legs bends find and I am okay. When I am trying to move it on my own it doesn’t move. In any case, since the swelling is still there, I get to move around the house without the brace but I have to ice the knee and continue PT. He didn’t clear me for work either and he didn’t like the fact that I went into work the day after surgery. So, now I am home, ice and therapy. The good news is the new ligament is solid and stable.
3 comments:
Holly cow guy that is a big cut! Dang they couldn't do arthroscopic surgery on you? Dude that sucks! No more franchise! Old man!
that is so GROSS. thanks so much for sharing that...gimp.
Mark - yeah, the incision was big because they had to cut out some bone and graph my patella tendon to make the new ACL ligament.
Jenny - yup, i knew you would like it.
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