The ‘reasonable night’s sleep’ did not arrive. Much the same as the previous 12 hours, I snoozed and woke up on a half-hourly basis. I wasn’t in any real pain but just seemed incapable of falling into any kind of deep sleep.
Dr Ware dropped by at around 10am and suggested that I would be going home today pending a visit from the physio. I had some pain killers at 12:00 shortly before the physio arrived. She gave me 4 simple exercises to perform on a regular basis that would help build up my quadriceps and thus better support the knee. She seemed pleased with the range of movement and the apparent strength of the muscles saying that very few patients could raise their straightened leg from the bed. An ice pack was put on the knee to reduce swelling and I would have to go through one more physio session before being allowed to go home.
Sophia came by at 1.30 and I was hoping to leave with her. However, she had to leave to pick up the girls at 2.30 which coincided with the end of my second physio session. It was fine for me to leave but I still had to get dressed, pack my things and receive my medication; all too much of a rush. Sophia left and I called my dad who was able to pick me up at 4. The second physio session went very well and the stairs were nowhere near as daunting as I was expecting “bad leg down….good leg up!”
I’m feeling fairly comfortable now at home. It is difficult for the girls as their natural reaction is to come and jump on daddy’s lap and I cringe whenever they bounce near me.
Hopefully I’ll sleep better tonight. It is 10pm and I’ve just taken some more painkillers (my last dose being at midday). I’ve taken a picture of the knee to show how swollen and deformed it currently looks. The ice pack given to me by the hospital will ensure that the swelling is reduced as much as possible.
No comments:
Post a Comment