Today marks one week post surgery. In many ways it feels as though it has been a lot longer. Pain is now in a manageable state. I actually started to move down in the pain medication yesterday. The other big highlight of the weekend was I finally had my first bowel movement following surgery (TMI...I know). My days are kept to a pretty strict regime right now. Here is a look at my daily schedule:
7:00 I am icing in the lazy-boy preparing to eat.
7:20 Inject my stomach with Lovenox (Nothing like giving yourself a shot in the stomach every morning)
8:00 CPM machine for two hour session
10:00 Rest/sleep and Ice
11:30 Lunch
1:00pm CPM Machine for two hours
3:00pm Rest and Ice
5:00pm Dinner with family
6:00pm CPM Machine for two hours
8:00pm Shower
8:30pm Snack/rest/ice
9:30pm CPM Machine for as 2-2.5 hours
Midnight ICE and try to get some sleep
That pretty much sums up my days right now. Another thing I have been incredibly thankful for the first week, post surgery is that we had recently bought a nice recliner. Most nights the recliner is much more comfortable than the bed or couch.
Showing posts with label Daily Schedule following knee surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daily Schedule following knee surgery. Show all posts
Monday, January 23, 2012
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