xc62701
Well-Known Member
It's been one week since my injury and it's getting better - little by little. Sleep has been a bit challenging. Pressure from the brace and just some discomfort in general has me going a little batty. Some night's I can't have anything on my knee, no brace, no ace bandage, nothing and then I'll tweak my knee in my sleep. I keep forgetting I'm hurt and shift around, then once the pain subsides, I'll try to get to sleep again. Outside of that the swelling is coming down nicely and all the pretty colors are starting to pop up. The worst part seems to be the lateral(outside) of the joint where the bone bruising is. I think with the reduced swelling, the bruising is more sensitive and causing me some pain.
I've been walking on it every day to try and keep it moving and at some point I'm going to need to get back to my normal life. Tomorrow I'm going back to work, so I'll see how that goes. I'm going to try to stay off my feet when I can but I know that won't be possible all day. I'm going to teach from my desk as much as I can this week and see how that works.
I'm also going to try to get on my trainer and just see how the motion is. My doc says I can use the trainer to help the range of motion, but I'm not trying to win the Tour. Good, he gets me. I got 10 pedal strokes Wednesday just to see how uncomfortable it is and over the top is REALLY tight. I'm sure it'll get better, but I'll see how much better it is tomorrow. I'm also going to call and schedule surgery tomorrow. I'm away for spring break the second week of April so the Monday following is my goal. I'll need to arrange math coverage for my 3-4 weeks off it seems too. Thankfully I think I have someone at work that can fill in for me.
On the flip side I’ve been wanting to make a bird feeder. Version 1 came out pretty well!
I'm also going to try to get on my trainer and just see how the motion is. My doc says I can use the trainer to help the range of motion, but I'm not trying to win the Tour. Good, he gets me. I got 10 pedal strokes Wednesday just to see how uncomfortable it is and over the top is REALLY tight. I'm sure it'll get better, but I'll see how much better it is tomorrow. I'm also going to call and schedule surgery tomorrow. I'm away for spring break the second week of April so the Monday following is my goal. I'll need to arrange math coverage for my 3-4 weeks off it seems too. Thankfully I think I have someone at work that can fill in for me.
On the flip side I’ve been wanting to make a bird feeder. Version 1 came out pretty well!