ACL/knee reconstruction recovery day 6
So things are looking up. The pain is getting more manageable. It does seem to get worse at night and when it rains, but I have had great help getting around and staying ccomfortable. I have managed to bathe twice in these 6 days. HUGE accomplishment. Jason helped me the first time and my mom helped me today for the second time. I forgot how nice it is to not have to smell your own BO!! This Polar ice chest is awesome. I am getting to the point that it really helps with the pain, not just the insane amounts of swelling. The immobilizer is getting a bit uncomfortable being that I can only lay in one position--on my back. The back of the immobilizer is chaffing the back of my upper thigh. I have armed myself with a back-scratcher and larger amounts of lotion to try to solve the issue. I have an appointment on Friday with my surgeon, Dr Ellis, and then one on Monday with my PT. I am ready to know more about m...