Back from a visit to the surgeon who installed my new right knee. (That's an actual x-ray of it above. Sad to say, that's now the cutest part of me.)
As you may recall, I saw him on Tuesday and my knee was healing much better than could be expected but my lower leg had swollen up somewhat due to drainage from the knee. To solve this, he slapped a thing on my lower leg called a gel cast which acts like a super-powerful compression stocking. I had to limit my computer time and stay in bed…though as you've seen here the last few days, I didn't limit it by much.
Today, he removed the gel cast and we were both very happy with the job it's done. The leg's still a bit swollen but it's nothing that can't be handled by a regular compression stocking…which is what I'm wearing now.
Still limping a bit and I don't have the strength or flexibility that I'm supposed to have but a week or two of physical therapy should change that. I've already cut back on my pain meds and given up the walker. It may be a few more weeks before I trust myself driving and I'm still going to refrain from anything strenuous…still going to confine myself mostly to quarters. But I sure didn't expect to be doing this well this soon after the surgery.