Home Again...thank F***

Elevated most of the time have recliners...just normal swelling i guess.

 

Still stiff a board and still haven't had a nights sleep since the opp grr! just want to start doing more but the dam thing swells so much and gets so stiff and cramped when i try and use it...driving me nuts!

 

It was 14 days since my opp yesterday and its all starting to free up a bit keeping up with the exercises but still need the pain killers ...but at least sleeping a bit better.......over did it yesterday as i got involved in something in the shed and stood too long...paying for it today.

I am managing without crutches but use them for my walks around the village...still can get quite enough flex/strength to go down stairs as normal but can go up normally...tried the clutch on the car yesterday and think i can manage OK...looking to get back on the bike for a couple of local events early next month.

 

Four weeks today and things are getting better...got a fair bit of movement back still painful and stiff but better than before so at least i can see/feel some progress...just about weened myself off the pain killers except for the liquid morphine which i still have to take at night in order to sleep just cant get my knee in a position where its not uncomfortable so have to use it to get off to sleep and then its only for two hours at a time...that's the main piss off now....well apart from the itching caused by the morphine.
Gone back to driving and hope to be on the bike in two weeks time, thanks for all the well wishes and support guys.

 

Yeah visiting physio once a week but its mainly doing all the exercises three times a day...mind you its got me into the habit so i am now adding a few of my old training exercises as well so i will keep going...gave up three years ago because i was getting too much muscle pain...think i may have some fibromyalgia,, its not too bad now the only thing i am putting off is starting pull ups as i think i pulled something last time.