When it rains it pours
A lot has happened since last AM.
Last evening I was feeling quite uncomfortable and in a span of thirty minutes spiked a fever of 100.7. It is not really much, but the rate at which it went up was alarming and we wanted to watch out for signs of infection. We called the doctor. He said some fever is not unusual and not necessarily a sign of infection. He suggested that we continue to monitor it and let him know if it went over 101.5. Luckily it did not.
The pain however was excruciating. I felt as if my shin was a in a vice. It was not clear to me why my shin was sore and not my knee. Some folks suggested that it was my nervous system that was confused and that the pain was indeed from my knee. I was doing all the right things. Icing my knee; taking pain medication; still there was little relief. In any case, we already had an appointment with the doctor to change the dressing the next day and I could not wait to see him.
But everything changed overnight. I slept very poorly but kept feeling better. By the time I got up my fever had gone away completely and my pain had subsided as well.
We kept our appointment with the doctor to get the dressing changed. He removed the bandage and I got a first glimpse of my knee after surgery. As you can see below, on the left, there is some swelling but not too bad. The doctor removed the bandage and surprised me by saying that I do not need another bandage. As you can see on the right, the wound is healing quite well and there really is no sign of discharge.
The doctor asked me to lift my leg and he was quite impressed that I could. Or maybe that was just to make me feel better. He said I could take my brace off when I was resting or lying down and was sure to be careful. I could also wash myself provided I completely protected the knee area. I was allowed to have a shower and clean the wound area itself on monday (i.e. the fifth day after surgery). The doctor also highly recommended backing off the pain medication. I have had very little appetite and no bowel movements since my surgery. This is almost certainly a consequence of my pain medication. Another reason to back off it. I have also been having prune juice to help.
Last evening I was feeling quite uncomfortable and in a span of thirty minutes spiked a fever of 100.7. It is not really much, but the rate at which it went up was alarming and we wanted to watch out for signs of infection. We called the doctor. He said some fever is not unusual and not necessarily a sign of infection. He suggested that we continue to monitor it and let him know if it went over 101.5. Luckily it did not.
The pain however was excruciating. I felt as if my shin was a in a vice. It was not clear to me why my shin was sore and not my knee. Some folks suggested that it was my nervous system that was confused and that the pain was indeed from my knee. I was doing all the right things. Icing my knee; taking pain medication; still there was little relief. In any case, we already had an appointment with the doctor to change the dressing the next day and I could not wait to see him.
But everything changed overnight. I slept very poorly but kept feeling better. By the time I got up my fever had gone away completely and my pain had subsided as well.
We kept our appointment with the doctor to get the dressing changed. He removed the bandage and I got a first glimpse of my knee after surgery. As you can see below, on the left, there is some swelling but not too bad. The doctor removed the bandage and surprised me by saying that I do not need another bandage. As you can see on the right, the wound is healing quite well and there really is no sign of discharge.
The doctor asked me to lift my leg and he was quite impressed that I could. Or maybe that was just to make me feel better. He said I could take my brace off when I was resting or lying down and was sure to be careful. I could also wash myself provided I completely protected the knee area. I was allowed to have a shower and clean the wound area itself on monday (i.e. the fifth day after surgery). The doctor also highly recommended backing off the pain medication. I have had very little appetite and no bowel movements since my surgery. This is almost certainly a consequence of my pain medication. Another reason to back off it. I have also been having prune juice to help.
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