February 7th (day 7)
When you are unable to walk and get out of the house for a number of days, it does drive you a little crazy. There is only so much daytime you can take before insanity sets in. I also noticed that my swelling from the leg has traveled to my ankle. Late in the morning, I was sat on a stool in the kitchen in the sunshine as my mother lunch. I must have been sitting for 30 minutes. After I sat back at the sofa, my ankle did begin to hurt.
One of the more consistent pains I am experiencing is the pain of standing up. The shin area of my leg is really tender and when I stand up, that area becomes overbearingly painful for a few minutes. So much that I am unable to walk. Do watch out for this after your op.
Loiza planned to replace the current bandages and so we took off some of the tape around the wound to see if we could proceed. Unfortunately the replacements provided by the hospital were too small so had to wait. What we did see (as below) are metal clips. The points where the skin are pinched together still look raw and I can understand why I have so much pain in my shins.
February 8th (Day 8)
My nights sleep was very uncomfortable, a combination of heartburn and leg pain. I also felt that I was coming down with the flu. I did go back to sleep after a warm glass of milk but felt rough in the morning.
My breakfast routine of tablets, porridge, fruit juice and fybrogel continues. Today my mother took over as Loiza went to work early,
My parents were going to leave to day, a little sad but i think my dad was getting a little tired. I will miss them as they helped me during the day and kept me company.
Today I found walking even more painful than normal, walking by sliding my foot just made it easier for a short time. Unbearable today. Also I fell asleep on the sofa with my leg resting above my head; i jerked my leg for no reason and woke me up. The pain was a 9 out of 10 – right on the stitch lines on my leg. It took 5-10 minutes for the pain to die down.
Once Loiza returned from work, we removed the bandages and had a chance to look at the stitches. There was also blood on one of the stiches – may have been a result of knee moving while I was asleep earlier
I didnt want to speak much for the rest of the evening; also the pain and swelling from my ankle was at a 8 out of 10. Loiza gave me a salt bath to soak my ankle. Helped a bit
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