And the tape pieces from surgery. Jeremy said I could've taken them off earlier. Isbell uses dissolvable sutures, so I didn't have any stitches to protect. But it was for the best to keep them protected so they could heal. All the incisions are fine, there's one on the inside of the knee (like the right side, not INSIDE of it lol) that isn't healed all the way, and that bottom one has a bruise around it but otherwise it's all good.
I still have to ice it a couple times a day (like 4 times), and I still need to wear a brace. But I got my new one today! It's like one of those black braces with the donut hole in the knee spot, but it has a velcro section on the thigh, and another section on the calf. However, those straps are all on top of a black foamy material. That foamy material covers my leg save for the hole in the knee on the top and the back. It goes down like halfway on the calf and comes up a hand-span on the thigh. And then it has that brace support on the sides, but it's not lockable. So yay. I can walk around and start bending more than 105 degrees and do whatever. I mean, not running and skiing and basketball lol, but I can start really getting into therapy. I go tomorrow to see Greg at 10:15am--yay! I miss the Garner office :)
So it's nice having a new brace that's easier to deal with, don't have to do the locking stuff and it slips on and off. It's tight still (swelling) and sucks to pull on over the bottom incision/bruise area, but it's MUCH nicer. So all's well!
Right now, we're going to go help Ben get stuff out of his car and into his new house. I'll probably just carry clothes and whatnot, but I was carrying a 20 pound puppy here and there, so we'll see. And then the rest of the week is just exercises and relaxing before school. Eep..
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Hooray for progress!! No more band-aids and a new brace!
I suppose Jeremy wasn't concerned about the site that wasn't healed all the way? And no wonder that bottom incision has hurt you so much if it STILL has a big bruise around it! I wonder what in the world they did there? That incision is the largest one, too. Perhaps Dr. Isbell needed more room to work there since that was the non-bone end of the graft?
Hope you've settled enough with everything that you can get your PT exercises in everyday and you can ice it as often as Jeremy/Greg want you to!
Kathy was telling me yesterday that Roger, her husband, is doing great with his PT after his ACL repair (not a replacement like yours). She tells me that he is very regimented in doing his exercises, and his therapist has told him that he is way ahead of people half his age in his recovery, range of movement, etc. So, do thou likewise and amaze yourself and Greg!
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