February 1st (Day 1) 2018
I woke up at 6:30am and watched some television and read the Economist magazine that Aroon left me. The article on Google, Facebook and Amazon becoming larger than economies and becoming monopolies questioned their business ethics in terms of acquisition was rather interesting. I remember reading that the new bargaining currency of DATA is a dangerous issue – this will cause governments to sue these large companies – they are no longer immune…..
Anyway that was my riveting morning as well as developing constant hiccups.
I sat up on my bed and could not see any change in swelling around my knee but I did see a big change in my leg’s alignment. My only worry is that it has been overcompensated, but the swelling on the inside of the leg (where the op took place) is surely distorting it.
Breakfast arrived at about 8am and had an English fry-up – polished it off as well as 2 cups of tea. The doctor came round with the pharmacist and physio. The doctor explained what happened to me the night before and he explained to me the cause. He reassured me it was a cause of the drugs and I should not have another episode.
The physio mentioned she would return later and that due to the nature of the operation, they will take it very carefully. She wanted to start me on a walking frame followed by desired crutches. They removed the pillow under my leg and mentioned they will return later in the day
I waited for Loiza to arrive and when she did , she brought magazines with her as well as her smile. We read some magazines and my lunch arrived and was the best meal so far in hospital – chicken with gravy.
Later on the physio arrived. They got me out of bed and with crutches added weight to my leg. As I stood up the pain in my leg was felt. My calf muscle was hurting as well as my ankle. They helped me walk with the COGS process (Crutches, Operated leg, Good leg, Step). It worked. As Loiza recorded me walk i made my way out of the room and in to the corridor. It was a relief to be able to walk however the pain was immense. I could feel the tightness of the skin and my bone was hurting.
As I sat on the chair for the first time, i had to remember that I had taken strong pain killers to numb the pain. After the physio left, Loiza let me walk a little more in the room. I also called my parents to give them the good news that i was able to walk.
The physio returned to help me walk up a flight of stairs. We walked a longer distance (as I had now changed my clothes and wasn’t wearing a revealing hospital gown) and went to the stairwell. I stepped down and then back up, The joy was felt as well as the pain. The 2 physios brought me back in a wheelchair. It was at this point that I decided to stay another day in hospital as I was not ready to go home. My tolerance to pain at this moment was low, and I did not want to risk any damage by being at home.
The Physio team are critical post operation, they are key to focusing your mind on the power of the human body and the program of activities that inevitably impact on a speedy recovery.
Thanks again to @OneHatfield Physio team and to Mr Minhal Chatoo.
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