Well, I'm not on the beach, but I'm a couple blocks away. Down in Wilmington with Laura, Mark and Chris. And all the dogs.
I've been doing my exercises... I need to go get that sheet that Micah wrote (he was the guy in Charlotte) because I feel like there are more that I need to do. I do the raises, I try walking, I shift my weight, I do calf raises... but I feel like there's more.. And I don't need to work on my flexion anymore at the moment--I have to wait for tomorrow's appointment with Jeremy. He's going to give us the scoop about what comes next, and then I see Greg again the next day.
Basically, things are going fairly well. I really don't have much pain unless my leg is bent for too long and then it's hard to get up and start walking around. I don't use my crutches at all, and I stopped using them on like... Sunday? Saturday too, like 4 days after my surgery (but that's probably because of PT beforehand too). Guys, seriously, work on the PT before surgery, and if your doctors DON'T prescribe it for you, ask and get it. That and having to deal with the helplessness the first time, I really learned how to do everything and push through the points where it feels like I need help. Like... sometimes it's hard to get out of the car or the bath tub. But it's not hard. And it's not painful. Really, the worst was the bone pain when I woke up, and then the fact that I got sick from too many meds and from having that horrrrrrrrible head cold.
Family and friends have been sending lots of good positive energy. And it helps to have people around that support you, help you out, and that push you to do exercises and do what you're supposed to. And it also helps to have people that are sarcastic, don't help you out or get things for you, and force you/push you to do things on your own. It's great. Thanks to everyone!
And those of you with ACL tears, in my experience the worst is: surgery (waking up, and getting the shots), the accident (the impact and pain, the immobility, the losing adrenaline and almost going into shock), and the helplessness (not being able to do almost anything and feeling like you'll never do anything again). But after this... dear GOD I've gained so much confidence in myself and strength inside. It makes me feel like "well I got through this, so whatever else comes I'll be a little better off."
Alright. We're gonna watch Phelps (we've been playing games and watching the Olympics all weekend--love it) and then take the dogs on the beach. Oh, and Shawn from the American gymnastics team? Amazing. Her and Nastia both... damn.
Cheers!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
busy busy
Past few days have included going back to Raleigh, unpacking everything, going to Olive Garden, my grandparents taking crazy good care of me and helping me move and getting me things, my Mom being worried and very caring, my sister and her friends being over, my puppy going nuts, Katrina and the cat Pear (Rikku and Pear aren't getting along yet---Pear hisses a lot lol) coming back, and other things. And today, Mark and Laura and Chris and all the dogs and I are going to the beach for the last summer outing.
And thank you Mrs. Maria for the email :)
And thank you again to my grandparents for EVERYTHING! Literally lol.
And thank you again to my uncle for calling about me so dang much.
My leg is doing just fine. I'm on it A LOT, I ice it here and there, and I did my exercises *sigh* only once yesterday. But the past two days were just too busy with moving. I'll be better. It's hard sleeping with the brace on because I wake up a lot, but it's not too bad.
Right now, my main problem is money. Those green bills and numbers in my account... not having a job has really taken its toll. I need to get one this Fall as soon as my leg can handle it. I've got enough in my account to buffer and sail me through a few months. But it's just getting low. The puppy has cost me a lot, that's for sure, and so have a few failed attempts to make money online *sigh*
Well. Shower time and packing time, I'll try and keep updating. So far so good. That bottom incision can kiss my ass, I'm sick of it hurting. And I'm sick of mucus and coughing, but that's life right? Everything all at once.
Cheers.
And thank you Mrs. Maria for the email :)
And thank you again to my grandparents for EVERYTHING! Literally lol.
And thank you again to my uncle for calling about me so dang much.
My leg is doing just fine. I'm on it A LOT, I ice it here and there, and I did my exercises *sigh* only once yesterday. But the past two days were just too busy with moving. I'll be better. It's hard sleeping with the brace on because I wake up a lot, but it's not too bad.
Right now, my main problem is money. Those green bills and numbers in my account... not having a job has really taken its toll. I need to get one this Fall as soon as my leg can handle it. I've got enough in my account to buffer and sail me through a few months. But it's just getting low. The puppy has cost me a lot, that's for sure, and so have a few failed attempts to make money online *sigh*
Well. Shower time and packing time, I'll try and keep updating. So far so good. That bottom incision can kiss my ass, I'm sick of it hurting. And I'm sick of mucus and coughing, but that's life right? Everything all at once.
Cheers.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
sigh
And I love that everyone in Raleigh is drinking wine and watching movies.
*sigh*
Jealousy, boredom, and a continuous dull ache ensues.
*sigh*
Jealousy, boredom, and a continuous dull ache ensues.
chinese discussion
Let's discuss:
So I can't get into the Chinese course because it's for NEW FRESHMAN ONLY. I wouldn't be able to start it then until next Fall. Sooo... maybe this is God's way of saying "sorry, Chinese just isn't for you." And I will agree that yes it would've been difficult, but it would've also been VERY cool to learn.
So, what we can discuss is this: instead of Chinese, let's evaluate my college degree. Communications Media, with an emphasis on production courses (audio, tv, film, etc). Then perhaps a minor in business for a good all-around education for the American economy and employable world. SO. What language would be a) useful, b) practical, c) interesting, d) exciting, e) smart, f) beneficial, g) all of the above, or h) generally cool to know?
Ready, discuss.
Oh, and that bottom incision hurts like a witch with a capital B. The end.
So I can't get into the Chinese course because it's for NEW FRESHMAN ONLY. I wouldn't be able to start it then until next Fall. Sooo... maybe this is God's way of saying "sorry, Chinese just isn't for you." And I will agree that yes it would've been difficult, but it would've also been VERY cool to learn.
So, what we can discuss is this: instead of Chinese, let's evaluate my college degree. Communications Media, with an emphasis on production courses (audio, tv, film, etc). Then perhaps a minor in business for a good all-around education for the American economy and employable world. SO. What language would be a) useful, b) practical, c) interesting, d) exciting, e) smart, f) beneficial, g) all of the above, or h) generally cool to know?
Ready, discuss.
Oh, and that bottom incision hurts like a witch with a capital B. The end.
finding out the latest from me
Because apparently, I'm just that damn important.
But seriously. My family has been vigilant in finding out if I'm okay or not, and many well wishes and prayers have been sent from my not family and my friends and other miscellaneous people. And thank you to everyone who has called, sent emails, letters, care packages, flowers, bears, cards, candies, foods, and anything else because it has made this journey easier.
Today hasn't been bad. I've been able to eat A LOT more today than the past few days combined. My stomach felt really unstable this morning until about noon, and the head/chest cold was really bogging me down. But I feel a lot better than I did. The cough is a dry one now, and it's hard to get rid of that scratchy feeling. But really, I just laze around, watch TV, eat food, and try my hardest to not feel like crap. I'm convinced that my stubbornness is half of what's getting me through lol.
Chris is dead tired in Raleigh. And I hope that Rikku doesn't forget me lol. I realllly want to get back to Raleigh and work on unpacking and the house and everything. But that's okay.
Annyway. I've been doing my exercises and they aren't too hard. My bottom incision hurts a lot when I exercise and and move and stuff. And it's annoying with those tape things and the band-aids and stuff. I can bend it fairly well, but it stresses the incision and the tape things and the band-aids. Grah.
And I can hobble around really easily. I just lock the brace, and hobble away. And then I unlock it when I'm lounging. I need to work on my extension more. And on my quad control. But my knee is SO swollen that it's really difficult. It reminds me of when the accident happened and I couldn't really control the quad that much. I might ask Greg (when I get back to Raleigh) to do the electrode thing and stimulate it that way to get it alive again. It's so hard to tighten it, but it's virtually impossible to tighten it during the straight leg raises. But, little by little. And I'm working on walking around without my brace with the crutches to practice how to walk again. I should be pretty good in 2 weeks though (that's when school starts too).
Well. Back to That 70's Show and finding MORE food to fill my tummy with. I lost some weight from all the puking and not eating ;) but now I need to make my stomach stronger.
Cheers!
But seriously. My family has been vigilant in finding out if I'm okay or not, and many well wishes and prayers have been sent from my not family and my friends and other miscellaneous people. And thank you to everyone who has called, sent emails, letters, care packages, flowers, bears, cards, candies, foods, and anything else because it has made this journey easier.
Today hasn't been bad. I've been able to eat A LOT more today than the past few days combined. My stomach felt really unstable this morning until about noon, and the head/chest cold was really bogging me down. But I feel a lot better than I did. The cough is a dry one now, and it's hard to get rid of that scratchy feeling. But really, I just laze around, watch TV, eat food, and try my hardest to not feel like crap. I'm convinced that my stubbornness is half of what's getting me through lol.
Chris is dead tired in Raleigh. And I hope that Rikku doesn't forget me lol. I realllly want to get back to Raleigh and work on unpacking and the house and everything. But that's okay.
Annyway. I've been doing my exercises and they aren't too hard. My bottom incision hurts a lot when I exercise and and move and stuff. And it's annoying with those tape things and the band-aids and stuff. I can bend it fairly well, but it stresses the incision and the tape things and the band-aids. Grah.
And I can hobble around really easily. I just lock the brace, and hobble away. And then I unlock it when I'm lounging. I need to work on my extension more. And on my quad control. But my knee is SO swollen that it's really difficult. It reminds me of when the accident happened and I couldn't really control the quad that much. I might ask Greg (when I get back to Raleigh) to do the electrode thing and stimulate it that way to get it alive again. It's so hard to tighten it, but it's virtually impossible to tighten it during the straight leg raises. But, little by little. And I'm working on walking around without my brace with the crutches to practice how to walk again. I should be pretty good in 2 weeks though (that's when school starts too).
Well. Back to That 70's Show and finding MORE food to fill my tummy with. I lost some weight from all the puking and not eating ;) but now I need to make my stomach stronger.
Cheers!
Monday, August 4, 2008
charlotte therapy...
...not so good. It wasn't painful, at all really except for a hamstring ligament on the outside of my leg feeling sore. But it just sucked.
Dear Garner Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic Physical Therapy:
You guys are so much cooler. You rock.
Sorry I had to see someone else Greg. He wasn't worth it lol.
Love, Lisa
Seriously though, it wasn't all bad, it was just awkward. AND I had to redo tons of paperwork. But I did get some new exercises. Straight leg raises all around--on my left side, on my right side and on my back. Then having my knee off the table, face down, and lifting up. Then having my legs dangle off the table and pushing the left one back. And then walking around on crutches with no brace. And then extension exercises with the towel, and quad sets with the towel. So a few new things, but mostly the same. But the guy was awkward, not really sociable or relaxed... he felt like he was at work and like he didn't really want to hold a conversation. So, props to the Garner people. ALSO, I was in a separate room, so props AGAIN to the Garner people for making therapy relaxed, fun, easy, sociable, and approachable.
Basically, I can't wait to get back to Raleigh lol.
Food is working in my stomach better. I'm not feeling nauseous at all, so that's awesome. We're having breakfast for dinner :) Hopefully that will set well on my stomach. And I'm not really in any pain. It's just that damn bottom incision. It really realllllly is sore and tender and sucks with movement and the brace against it.
Otherwise, onward again to being bored and watching HGTV and Food Network ;)
Dear Garner Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic Physical Therapy:
You guys are so much cooler. You rock.
Sorry I had to see someone else Greg. He wasn't worth it lol.
Love, Lisa
Seriously though, it wasn't all bad, it was just awkward. AND I had to redo tons of paperwork. But I did get some new exercises. Straight leg raises all around--on my left side, on my right side and on my back. Then having my knee off the table, face down, and lifting up. Then having my legs dangle off the table and pushing the left one back. And then walking around on crutches with no brace. And then extension exercises with the towel, and quad sets with the towel. So a few new things, but mostly the same. But the guy was awkward, not really sociable or relaxed... he felt like he was at work and like he didn't really want to hold a conversation. So, props to the Garner people. ALSO, I was in a separate room, so props AGAIN to the Garner people for making therapy relaxed, fun, easy, sociable, and approachable.
Basically, I can't wait to get back to Raleigh lol.
Food is working in my stomach better. I'm not feeling nauseous at all, so that's awesome. We're having breakfast for dinner :) Hopefully that will set well on my stomach. And I'm not really in any pain. It's just that damn bottom incision. It really realllllly is sore and tender and sucks with movement and the brace against it.
Otherwise, onward again to being bored and watching HGTV and Food Network ;)
thanks for calling!
So this blog has been more useful than I thought. Jeremy called this morning because he read my previous post about how crappy my recovery was going. Rock on lol. Thanks Brian for emailing it to him.
Yeah, Saturday went better, but I was pretty weak. Except in the evening, you could tell I was slipping again. I went to bed but at 1:00am I was up and feeling like puking and death all over again. I was up from about 2:00am onward until 9:00am (and by that time I was just up anyway). I would get up, feel horrible, breathe forever, get the shakes, almost heave or heave and then try to lay down and within 15 minutes do it all over again. FOR HOURS. My poor Mom was up with me all night and that really made me feel even worse. It was just crap. And by the end it was the most violent heaving I've ever gone through in my life. I felt like I was dying. Literally. It was really scary.
I guess there were just tooooo many pills in my system and it all just built up and my body was like "get the hell out!" so yeah. Yesterday was hard because I had nothing in my stomach and we drove down to Charlotte. That's right, I'm in Charlotte *sigh* because there's no way that I could've been watched 24/7 up in Raleigh with the move and the cleaning and Katrina's car getting in the way and the puppy... So I'm in Charlotte, and my physical therapy appointments that would've been in Raleigh will be done down here for 2 sessions.
Yesterday was just liquid diet, and by the end of the night I was starving, but we didn't want to risk it. I woke up here and there during the night, but I made it through without heaving or anything. So this morning was a shower (thank GOD) and a tiny bagel that tasted like heaven, 2 slices of bread, some ginger ale and some cheerios. We don't want to rush it or overdo it, so I'm just kind of dealing with it. The only problem is the head cold. It's getting to the OMG MUCUS stage, and half my stomach contents feels like mucus. So I feel unstable, but not to the nauseous point. Ugh. The only thing is that I feel like I probably could've stayed in Raleigh lol. Oh well.
I'm here for a week probably, unless Chris can/has time to drive down and get me lol.
Wasn't expecting the surgery to be this messed up. Well, recovery I mean. But so it goes.
Just too many pills at one time.
However, I can hobble around without crutches. The bottom incision hurts the most, the one on my lower leg under the knee. I think that's where the screw is or something, but damn that one is SORE to the touch and SORE when I move and SORE when I lift lol. It's annoying. Otherwise, my leg is swollen, the knee is like a melon again (aww the good old days of June), and it's heavy and annoying to move.
I'll keep you all updated lol.
A note to those like me with ACL troubles: be careful on how much medication you take. Take enough so that you can keep ahead of the pain. Be sure to eat whenever you take some pills to keep things moving and settled. Don't overdo, and don't take too many different kinds of pills. And be ready for ANYTHING. Life is never easy and doesn't stop for anything. So I'm finding.
Yeah, Saturday went better, but I was pretty weak. Except in the evening, you could tell I was slipping again. I went to bed but at 1:00am I was up and feeling like puking and death all over again. I was up from about 2:00am onward until 9:00am (and by that time I was just up anyway). I would get up, feel horrible, breathe forever, get the shakes, almost heave or heave and then try to lay down and within 15 minutes do it all over again. FOR HOURS. My poor Mom was up with me all night and that really made me feel even worse. It was just crap. And by the end it was the most violent heaving I've ever gone through in my life. I felt like I was dying. Literally. It was really scary.
I guess there were just tooooo many pills in my system and it all just built up and my body was like "get the hell out!" so yeah. Yesterday was hard because I had nothing in my stomach and we drove down to Charlotte. That's right, I'm in Charlotte *sigh* because there's no way that I could've been watched 24/7 up in Raleigh with the move and the cleaning and Katrina's car getting in the way and the puppy... So I'm in Charlotte, and my physical therapy appointments that would've been in Raleigh will be done down here for 2 sessions.
Yesterday was just liquid diet, and by the end of the night I was starving, but we didn't want to risk it. I woke up here and there during the night, but I made it through without heaving or anything. So this morning was a shower (thank GOD) and a tiny bagel that tasted like heaven, 2 slices of bread, some ginger ale and some cheerios. We don't want to rush it or overdo it, so I'm just kind of dealing with it. The only problem is the head cold. It's getting to the OMG MUCUS stage, and half my stomach contents feels like mucus. So I feel unstable, but not to the nauseous point. Ugh. The only thing is that I feel like I probably could've stayed in Raleigh lol. Oh well.
I'm here for a week probably, unless Chris can/has time to drive down and get me lol.
Wasn't expecting the surgery to be this messed up. Well, recovery I mean. But so it goes.
Just too many pills at one time.
However, I can hobble around without crutches. The bottom incision hurts the most, the one on my lower leg under the knee. I think that's where the screw is or something, but damn that one is SORE to the touch and SORE when I move and SORE when I lift lol. It's annoying. Otherwise, my leg is swollen, the knee is like a melon again (aww the good old days of June), and it's heavy and annoying to move.
I'll keep you all updated lol.
A note to those like me with ACL troubles: be careful on how much medication you take. Take enough so that you can keep ahead of the pain. Be sure to eat whenever you take some pills to keep things moving and settled. Don't overdo, and don't take too many different kinds of pills. And be ready for ANYTHING. Life is never easy and doesn't stop for anything. So I'm finding.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
spending the night in hell
Or at least hugging a puke box.
Last night was rough. Yesterday was fine, and I was doing really well and did great at PT and everything. And then later after dinner, Phil and Jess (two of Chris' friends) came to visit me. But then later I just started getting really really sick feeling. Not to mention that I've picked up this cold... congestion and stuffiness and coughing, gross! And since I was feeling so well, I had started to space out the pain pills a little more. Midnight was my last Darvoset before puking at 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, and 6:30. It was rough.
I started back on the pills at 9:45 this morning, and got nausea suppressant pills too. Everything went SOO much better than I had expected the first day and a half, it's weird that it started well and then went bad. I'm doing a lot better that I was earlier this morning though lol. I'm watching Scrubs and HGTV (LOVE LOVE LOVE that channel lol), and eating jello and graham crackers.
We'll see how things go :)
Last night was rough. Yesterday was fine, and I was doing really well and did great at PT and everything. And then later after dinner, Phil and Jess (two of Chris' friends) came to visit me. But then later I just started getting really really sick feeling. Not to mention that I've picked up this cold... congestion and stuffiness and coughing, gross! And since I was feeling so well, I had started to space out the pain pills a little more. Midnight was my last Darvoset before puking at 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, and 6:30. It was rough.
I started back on the pills at 9:45 this morning, and got nausea suppressant pills too. Everything went SOO much better than I had expected the first day and a half, it's weird that it started well and then went bad. I'm doing a lot better that I was earlier this morning though lol. I'm watching Scrubs and HGTV (LOVE LOVE LOVE that channel lol), and eating jello and graham crackers.
We'll see how things go :)
Friday, August 1, 2008
Post-op PT and news
I slept fairly well last night. I was woken up every 2 hours to alternate taking the Darvoset and the Ibuprofen, but other than that I slept well. Physical therapy rocked this morning. I can do a lot more than I expected that I could.
Because of all the pre-op PT, my left leg is pretty strong. In fact my doctor, Dr. Isbell, said that I could fully extend my leg (or rather they could) on the operating table, which was rare for women (although I don't know why). And that it seemed really healthy and good for me. And, unlike when I first had the accident, I can do straight leg raises, heel slides up to 65 degrees, calf raises, weight shifting, and even put some weight/walk on my left leg. BUT I'm not going to because that will overdo :)
The polar care thing and my Darvoset rocks. I love it. The incision on the lower part of the knee, where they had to drill the hole in the tibia, that really hurts. I mean, on a 1-10 scale it's a 4, so that's not too bad, but it's a dull and annoying ache. And my stomach is being evil and feeling like puking, has been all day long so far. But other than that, I'm doing pretty well.
The other news? Address change. Everything has been moved to the new house, and that address is: . So if you wanted to send me letters or postcards or Christmas cards or whatever, that's the new address from August 08 to July 09.
I'm going to continue doing address changes :)
Because of all the pre-op PT, my left leg is pretty strong. In fact my doctor, Dr. Isbell, said that I could fully extend my leg (or rather they could) on the operating table, which was rare for women (although I don't know why). And that it seemed really healthy and good for me. And, unlike when I first had the accident, I can do straight leg raises, heel slides up to 65 degrees, calf raises, weight shifting, and even put some weight/walk on my left leg. BUT I'm not going to because that will overdo :)
The polar care thing and my Darvoset rocks. I love it. The incision on the lower part of the knee, where they had to drill the hole in the tibia, that really hurts. I mean, on a 1-10 scale it's a 4, so that's not too bad, but it's a dull and annoying ache. And my stomach is being evil and feeling like puking, has been all day long so far. But other than that, I'm doing pretty well.
The other news? Address change. Everything has been moved to the new house, and that address is: . So if you wanted to send me letters or postcards or Christmas cards or whatever, that's the new address from August 08 to July 09.
I'm going to continue doing address changes :)
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Post Surgery! and notes to those like me
Surgery was this morning. Here's how it all went:
The night before, I had a really hard time sleeping. I wasn't nervous about surgery until yesterday, and then sleeping had a lot of awkward dreams and stuff. The morning wasn't too hard to get up, and I made my hair look pretty since it was the last day for 3 days that I can have a full shower (can't get the dressings wet). Got to the surgery center and signed a bunch of forms, and then quickly got into the back. Got my weight, blood pressure, a few more questions, then the hospital clothes. You get the booties, the gown, and the robe--and you look like a movie extra lol. So then they took me to get my leg wiped down and soaped to get clean, and then off to get the IV and stuff.
My anesthesia guy was awesome. His name was Michael, didn't catch his last name, but he was funny and relaxed. Another girl was doing the IV first. I got it in my hand, and it hurt (duh), but because my veins are small and somewhat hard to find (that's from my Dad's side), that didn't work. Reminiscent of 5th grade ear surgery when they had to redo the IV (sigh). So then Michael redid it, and it hurt worse the second time.. ugh lol. And then I got the leg block. But first, the medication had to go through the IV. It felt warm and weird and uncomfortable. But then you get all woozy-ish and such. I got the leg shot and it hurt, and then the last shot didn't hurt at all. After a bit, I dozed and then Chris and my parents came in. And on that stuff, time truly is relative. I would talk with them and then it would feel like I would black out and then continue the conversation an hour later when really, it was all happening at the same time. Weird lol. So then two ladies wheeled me to the operation room, but I didn't stay awake to get through the second door.
I woke up and starting moaning and crying.
On a scale of 1 to 10 for pain, with 10 being the worst, I was borderline 11. Part of it is because in order to do the surgery, they have to drill into two bones to put the graft and the screws in. So it was bone pain, and that's the worst pain of all. I was crying softly, and squirming and trying not to say expletives lol. Chris said that while he was standing there with me, they gave me about 5 different pain killer shots. But because I was in so much pain and concentrating on that pain, my body was in a somewhat panic state and combating the pain killers. Any more of them and I might have had something go wrong with my respiratory (that's from my Mom's side). So they gave me some Valium to calm down and that worked. I had Mr. Tobias "Toby" Penguin (my stuffed penguin who's the bigger stuffed animal size of the beanie baby penguin) there with me :) and calmed down. After a bit and lots of information I was just like "holy crap get me out of here". So they get me in the wheel chair and we go to the bathroom, and after being horizontal for so long, UGH. I felt like I had to puke. But I didn't--yay lol. Then got in the car, came back to the hotel, had to get half carried by my Dad and then Chris just carried me in the rest of the way and got on the bed. It took me a little while to pass out, and I've already had to use the bathroom SO much lol. Ugh.
But I get Darvoset (a narcotic pill) every 4 hours, an Ibuprofen in the middle of those four hours, and then one Bayer per day. And I have that cold care thing on; I had it on right as I woke up after the operation. But basically, I feel alright right now. That first pain after waking up was expected.. but yeesh, rough. And then now it's just cold, numb, and heavy. But I feel all right, and I'm MUCH MUCH stronger than I was when the accident happened because of all the PT. And after that accident, I've perfected getting on the toilet and manuvering and such, but I'm not walking on my own yet. Too early lol.
And eating isn't really an issue. I was realllly hungry afterward, but you have to be careful. My stomach is kind of weak, and I also don't do well with pills and no food. So I had 3 slices of bread and ginger ale and apple juice and I was fine.
So that's that. For those of you that are reading this and have torn your ACL, I'll be frank. The bone pain hurt. Badly. And the needles, well I'm not afraid of them, but they do hurt some. But other than the initial nervousness and worry and those pains, it's well worth it and the pains and worries don't last for long. I'm glad I went through with it. As far as the eating, you may want to take this situation and use it as a great lifestyle change in nutrition. Eat healthy to let your body do what it needs to do--keep away from junk food, excess sugars and stuff, and try to stay away from preservatives. Take some green tea, juices, ginger ale is good for sick stomachs as is bread and saltines, and then just be healthy. ALSO: talking with a patient in the PT, after his surgery he skipped doing his exercises just once, and he lost flexion. So do it. Every. Single. Day. Really lol.
I've got my first post-op PT tomorrow morning at 8:45 am with Greg, and he'll take the brace off and start working it a little. So that's cool, but otherwise, keeping that brace locked, that Polar Care thing on, the leg elevated and my pills coming, I'm good.
Right now, I'm just in bed, writing this post, and then I might read or work on my Internet Marketing eBook about dog training. Otherwise, relaxing and staying the HELL out of the way of the moving situation with the apartment. Blam.
Thank you everyone for all the calls, prayers, well-wishes, gifts, and love. I really do appreciate and feel so very lucky to have so many friends and family members that care for me!
Onward!
The night before, I had a really hard time sleeping. I wasn't nervous about surgery until yesterday, and then sleeping had a lot of awkward dreams and stuff. The morning wasn't too hard to get up, and I made my hair look pretty since it was the last day for 3 days that I can have a full shower (can't get the dressings wet). Got to the surgery center and signed a bunch of forms, and then quickly got into the back. Got my weight, blood pressure, a few more questions, then the hospital clothes. You get the booties, the gown, and the robe--and you look like a movie extra lol. So then they took me to get my leg wiped down and soaped to get clean, and then off to get the IV and stuff.
My anesthesia guy was awesome. His name was Michael, didn't catch his last name, but he was funny and relaxed. Another girl was doing the IV first. I got it in my hand, and it hurt (duh), but because my veins are small and somewhat hard to find (that's from my Dad's side), that didn't work. Reminiscent of 5th grade ear surgery when they had to redo the IV (sigh). So then Michael redid it, and it hurt worse the second time.. ugh lol. And then I got the leg block. But first, the medication had to go through the IV. It felt warm and weird and uncomfortable. But then you get all woozy-ish and such. I got the leg shot and it hurt, and then the last shot didn't hurt at all. After a bit, I dozed and then Chris and my parents came in. And on that stuff, time truly is relative. I would talk with them and then it would feel like I would black out and then continue the conversation an hour later when really, it was all happening at the same time. Weird lol. So then two ladies wheeled me to the operation room, but I didn't stay awake to get through the second door.
I woke up and starting moaning and crying.
On a scale of 1 to 10 for pain, with 10 being the worst, I was borderline 11. Part of it is because in order to do the surgery, they have to drill into two bones to put the graft and the screws in. So it was bone pain, and that's the worst pain of all. I was crying softly, and squirming and trying not to say expletives lol. Chris said that while he was standing there with me, they gave me about 5 different pain killer shots. But because I was in so much pain and concentrating on that pain, my body was in a somewhat panic state and combating the pain killers. Any more of them and I might have had something go wrong with my respiratory (that's from my Mom's side). So they gave me some Valium to calm down and that worked. I had Mr. Tobias "Toby" Penguin (my stuffed penguin who's the bigger stuffed animal size of the beanie baby penguin) there with me :) and calmed down. After a bit and lots of information I was just like "holy crap get me out of here". So they get me in the wheel chair and we go to the bathroom, and after being horizontal for so long, UGH. I felt like I had to puke. But I didn't--yay lol. Then got in the car, came back to the hotel, had to get half carried by my Dad and then Chris just carried me in the rest of the way and got on the bed. It took me a little while to pass out, and I've already had to use the bathroom SO much lol. Ugh.
But I get Darvoset (a narcotic pill) every 4 hours, an Ibuprofen in the middle of those four hours, and then one Bayer per day. And I have that cold care thing on; I had it on right as I woke up after the operation. But basically, I feel alright right now. That first pain after waking up was expected.. but yeesh, rough. And then now it's just cold, numb, and heavy. But I feel all right, and I'm MUCH MUCH stronger than I was when the accident happened because of all the PT. And after that accident, I've perfected getting on the toilet and manuvering and such, but I'm not walking on my own yet. Too early lol.
And eating isn't really an issue. I was realllly hungry afterward, but you have to be careful. My stomach is kind of weak, and I also don't do well with pills and no food. So I had 3 slices of bread and ginger ale and apple juice and I was fine.
So that's that. For those of you that are reading this and have torn your ACL, I'll be frank. The bone pain hurt. Badly. And the needles, well I'm not afraid of them, but they do hurt some. But other than the initial nervousness and worry and those pains, it's well worth it and the pains and worries don't last for long. I'm glad I went through with it. As far as the eating, you may want to take this situation and use it as a great lifestyle change in nutrition. Eat healthy to let your body do what it needs to do--keep away from junk food, excess sugars and stuff, and try to stay away from preservatives. Take some green tea, juices, ginger ale is good for sick stomachs as is bread and saltines, and then just be healthy. ALSO: talking with a patient in the PT, after his surgery he skipped doing his exercises just once, and he lost flexion. So do it. Every. Single. Day. Really lol.
I've got my first post-op PT tomorrow morning at 8:45 am with Greg, and he'll take the brace off and start working it a little. So that's cool, but otherwise, keeping that brace locked, that Polar Care thing on, the leg elevated and my pills coming, I'm good.
Right now, I'm just in bed, writing this post, and then I might read or work on my Internet Marketing eBook about dog training. Otherwise, relaxing and staying the HELL out of the way of the moving situation with the apartment. Blam.
Thank you everyone for all the calls, prayers, well-wishes, gifts, and love. I really do appreciate and feel so very lucky to have so many friends and family members that care for me!
Onward!
Monday, July 28, 2008
ugh. life.
I'm so stressed out with everything. With moving out and moving in and the dog and the surgery and the car and the money and the everyone. There's just too much going on and too much that I have to remember to remind other people and to get done and tell people to do and all that.
I don't even have school yet or a job yet and I can still walk and yet I'm freaking out about everything right when I'm supposed to be calmed down.
Where the hell is my magic wand.
In other news, it'll all get done, and count down is 2 days.
I don't even have school yet or a job yet and I can still walk and yet I'm freaking out about everything right when I'm supposed to be calmed down.
Where the hell is my magic wand.
In other news, it'll all get done, and count down is 2 days.
Friday, July 25, 2008
updates
Okay, so after the meeting with Jeremy, here's some random news as far as the surgery goes.
(Oh, and the cool guy Brian also knew about the blog lol--hey Brian, if you're reading this lol).
So I'm gonna get that cold therapy machine for after the surgery. I'm having the achilles tendon allograft (very popular and successful right now). There is the chance that the wounds could get infected, that I could get a blod clot--there's chances of DEATH lol. But that's the general disclaimer for anything. So surgery is gonna take a total of 4 hours, with only a little over an 1 on the operating table. I'm getting a numbing shot in my hip AND a sedation for the surgery, and I get pictures of the operation and the inside of my knee afterwards :) Yesss.
I'll be able to start walking as soon as I can, but with the brace locked. I'll have dressings that can't get wet for three days, but then can be removed and put on bandades or whatever and shower normally after those first three days. There's a post-op meeting on August 11 at 1:20pm with Jeremy to check how everything is going. Uh... I think that's everything new.
For folks that are ACL-torn and reading this, don't be nervous. I mean, I haven't gone through it yet, but surgery is very successful and great for down the road. There will be a good amount of pain, and the first day and first night will be the worst apparently. Then it's just going through the not walking and being helpless AGAIN :( But the ACL graft isn't as fragile as I've read about in some blogs--and wearing the brace locked for 2 days, it'll be okay. NO BENDING THE KNEE except in physical therapy. The most important thing is just getting it out straight all the way, and keeping it there. Also, you can't be in bed all day--stiffness and clotting can occur. BUT don't overdo it either and try and hobble around or crutch around all day either lol. It's all just a "let pain be your guide" and use common sense.
Now. Onward to cleaning and packing MORE stuff :)
(Oh, and the cool guy Brian also knew about the blog lol--hey Brian, if you're reading this lol).
So I'm gonna get that cold therapy machine for after the surgery. I'm having the achilles tendon allograft (very popular and successful right now). There is the chance that the wounds could get infected, that I could get a blod clot--there's chances of DEATH lol. But that's the general disclaimer for anything. So surgery is gonna take a total of 4 hours, with only a little over an 1 on the operating table. I'm getting a numbing shot in my hip AND a sedation for the surgery, and I get pictures of the operation and the inside of my knee afterwards :) Yesss.
I'll be able to start walking as soon as I can, but with the brace locked. I'll have dressings that can't get wet for three days, but then can be removed and put on bandades or whatever and shower normally after those first three days. There's a post-op meeting on August 11 at 1:20pm with Jeremy to check how everything is going. Uh... I think that's everything new.
For folks that are ACL-torn and reading this, don't be nervous. I mean, I haven't gone through it yet, but surgery is very successful and great for down the road. There will be a good amount of pain, and the first day and first night will be the worst apparently. Then it's just going through the not walking and being helpless AGAIN :( But the ACL graft isn't as fragile as I've read about in some blogs--and wearing the brace locked for 2 days, it'll be okay. NO BENDING THE KNEE except in physical therapy. The most important thing is just getting it out straight all the way, and keeping it there. Also, you can't be in bed all day--stiffness and clotting can occur. BUT don't overdo it either and try and hobble around or crutch around all day either lol. It's all just a "let pain be your guide" and use common sense.
Now. Onward to cleaning and packing MORE stuff :)
oh the internet
Hello all.
Short post at the moment, then a larger update later.
The people at Garner Raleigh Orthopaedic physical therapy found my ACL blog! Hehe. It's funny. So, if you all are reading this, hello!! Basically the point is to keep friends and family up to date, and to let others in my situation know everything that they'll go through.
Oh, and Dr. Isbell being "chill" means he's cool and relaxed, not cold-hearted lol. And Greg is cool too--I've done the exercises so much that I just kind of go around and do all of them myself now lol. It's funny. But I have to be there to do them because they have all equipment. I really love the Garner PT people too, it's fun and a relaxed atmosphere. BUT Ken is leaving (one of the other PTs). BYE KEN lol. He was hilarious. Also, one of the patients there today was talking about all the languages he knew/knows (German, French, Spanish, English, and written Mandarin). CRAZY!
Okay, so I've still got surgery on Thursday. Count down: 5 days!!
I'm gonna go find out everything about my surgery now :) Cheers!
Short post at the moment, then a larger update later.
The people at Garner Raleigh Orthopaedic physical therapy found my ACL blog! Hehe. It's funny. So, if you all are reading this, hello!! Basically the point is to keep friends and family up to date, and to let others in my situation know everything that they'll go through.
Oh, and Dr. Isbell being "chill" means he's cool and relaxed, not cold-hearted lol. And Greg is cool too--I've done the exercises so much that I just kind of go around and do all of them myself now lol. It's funny. But I have to be there to do them because they have all equipment. I really love the Garner PT people too, it's fun and a relaxed atmosphere. BUT Ken is leaving (one of the other PTs). BYE KEN lol. He was hilarious. Also, one of the patients there today was talking about all the languages he knew/knows (German, French, Spanish, English, and written Mandarin). CRAZY!
Okay, so I've still got surgery on Thursday. Count down: 5 days!!
I'm gonna go find out everything about my surgery now :) Cheers!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
NEWSFLASH!!
Well, my meeting with Dr. Isbell went easily. He's such a chill doctor lol. If anyone in the RTP area, Raleigh especially, tears their ACL, request Dr. William Isbell at Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic. Seriously.
The ligament grouping on the side of my leg is healing and tightening up. It's sore to the touch, but not a big issue. My ACL is still torn (heh, duh) and the swelling is down enough to schedule the surgery. My surgery is tentatively schedule for 9:00am on July 31st, a Thursday. Currently, the China-folk get in Saturday night, and the lease is extended to August 5th. So... timing is what it is and nothing is gonna change that. Oh well.
I'm going to have a follow up appointment to go over everything about the surgery; before, during, after, what not to do, what to do, time frames, etc. What I do know right now is that I'll have the machine that circulates cold water around the knee constantly. My knee will be locked out straight for about 2 weeks. I'll have physical therapy the day immediately following the surgery to prevent stiffness and start working with motion. I'll find out what exercises I can do on my own, and continue in the coming weeks to strengthen my quad.
I'm choosing to do an allograft (tendon graft taken from a cadaver--love that word), and the rest is technicalities and semantics that the doctors will handle. I'll show up at 7am, surgery will be at 9am, and then an hour and ten minutes later, I'm out of surgery, and I go home that day. Woo.
SO. What'll happen is that after a day or two, I'll slowly start trying to walk with my crutches, and then try to walk without them. After 2 weeks, my brace doesn't have to be locked, and after another 4 weeks I think, I get a new brace. A simple one that just slips over my knee, has the same mechanisms but no locking. Blam.
I'll have to get help with moving things, because I won't be able to pick up anything or do anything lol. This ACL reconstructive piece will have the strength of a wet towel for a couple months (SCARY) so I'll have to be careful. I should be able to go to school by the end of the month, and possibly even drive. So we'll see about all that.
So that's the lo-down. I get my folloup appointment scheduled this Monday or Tuesday and I'll update you all then. As of right now, I have 11 days until surgery. I have 2 more days of physical therapy, and one more appointment. As of right now, I'm counting down :)
11 days.
The ligament grouping on the side of my leg is healing and tightening up. It's sore to the touch, but not a big issue. My ACL is still torn (heh, duh) and the swelling is down enough to schedule the surgery. My surgery is tentatively schedule for 9:00am on July 31st, a Thursday. Currently, the China-folk get in Saturday night, and the lease is extended to August 5th. So... timing is what it is and nothing is gonna change that. Oh well.
I'm going to have a follow up appointment to go over everything about the surgery; before, during, after, what not to do, what to do, time frames, etc. What I do know right now is that I'll have the machine that circulates cold water around the knee constantly. My knee will be locked out straight for about 2 weeks. I'll have physical therapy the day immediately following the surgery to prevent stiffness and start working with motion. I'll find out what exercises I can do on my own, and continue in the coming weeks to strengthen my quad.
I'm choosing to do an allograft (tendon graft taken from a cadaver--love that word), and the rest is technicalities and semantics that the doctors will handle. I'll show up at 7am, surgery will be at 9am, and then an hour and ten minutes later, I'm out of surgery, and I go home that day. Woo.
SO. What'll happen is that after a day or two, I'll slowly start trying to walk with my crutches, and then try to walk without them. After 2 weeks, my brace doesn't have to be locked, and after another 4 weeks I think, I get a new brace. A simple one that just slips over my knee, has the same mechanisms but no locking. Blam.
I'll have to get help with moving things, because I won't be able to pick up anything or do anything lol. This ACL reconstructive piece will have the strength of a wet towel for a couple months (SCARY) so I'll have to be careful. I should be able to go to school by the end of the month, and possibly even drive. So we'll see about all that.
So that's the lo-down. I get my folloup appointment scheduled this Monday or Tuesday and I'll update you all then. As of right now, I have 11 days until surgery. I have 2 more days of physical therapy, and one more appointment. As of right now, I'm counting down :)
11 days.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
yes, i exist
Sorry--I know my posts are few and far between, but there really isn't much happening. By Monday, I had 135 degrees of flexion, and my knees were about the same size yet still having fluid. I meet with Dr. Isbell tomorrow at 2:15pm, and the rents will be there. They're coming up for tomorrow and Saturday to hang out and chat about life and the leg and whatnot.
Rikku is currently at the vet getting her last round of puppy shots, her heartworm, and getting spayed. No, it's not too early--I asked. Although, with the peeing-when-excited thing, sometimes they don't grow out of it. So I'd have to have her take a pill like Maelstranna does about once a day to help tighten up that pee muscle lol. Oh well. I'd rather her pee and be excited than be afraid and aggressive with people lol. Besides, it might work out really well if it's someone that I don't like ;) they'll get pee on their shoes. BLAM!
So I'm researching about Internet Marketing. It's not a scam, and it works really well. It just takes time, a lot of learning, help, practice, and patience. But, theoretically, within a couple of months, I could be pulling in about 800/month, and then within a year, I could be pulling in about 2,000/month. Theoretically. It all depends upon how I do it, how much I do it, and how much I keep up with it. I want to try and make some money because of how much Rikku is costing me, because of my leg and whatnot... so we'll see how that goes.
You can write articles and get paid for it you know. Using hoplinks to places--say I write an article about potty training you puppy with a hoplink to an ebook that someone can buy. If they buy it, through my link, I get a commission from that sale. Blam. In fact, I already wrote an article. If you Google "potty train your puppy fast", I'll show up on the first page lol. It's an article called "how to potty train your puppy..." by "Lisa Larsson". A penname, using the Laurene's REAL last name. Word.
Anyway. I'm going to go run errands while the puppy is away. What a nice respite!
Cheers!
Rikku is currently at the vet getting her last round of puppy shots, her heartworm, and getting spayed. No, it's not too early--I asked. Although, with the peeing-when-excited thing, sometimes they don't grow out of it. So I'd have to have her take a pill like Maelstranna does about once a day to help tighten up that pee muscle lol. Oh well. I'd rather her pee and be excited than be afraid and aggressive with people lol. Besides, it might work out really well if it's someone that I don't like ;) they'll get pee on their shoes. BLAM!
So I'm researching about Internet Marketing. It's not a scam, and it works really well. It just takes time, a lot of learning, help, practice, and patience. But, theoretically, within a couple of months, I could be pulling in about 800/month, and then within a year, I could be pulling in about 2,000/month. Theoretically. It all depends upon how I do it, how much I do it, and how much I keep up with it. I want to try and make some money because of how much Rikku is costing me, because of my leg and whatnot... so we'll see how that goes.
You can write articles and get paid for it you know. Using hoplinks to places--say I write an article about potty training you puppy with a hoplink to an ebook that someone can buy. If they buy it, through my link, I get a commission from that sale. Blam. In fact, I already wrote an article. If you Google "potty train your puppy fast", I'll show up on the first page lol. It's an article called "how to potty train your puppy..." by "Lisa Larsson". A penname, using the Laurene's REAL last name. Word.
Anyway. I'm going to go run errands while the puppy is away. What a nice respite!
Cheers!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
updatin'
Nothing much going on with the leg. It's still busted lol.
Eh, nothing too much better from Tuesday/Wednesday. I'm still trying to work with it. I jog a little with Rikku now, but only in short bursts. Rikku is doing well--still pees when excited, still growls some. She did really well at Petsmart in the shopping cart though :) I guess I'd rather her pee near people than hate them!
Hanging out at Laura's :)
Eh, nothing too much better from Tuesday/Wednesday. I'm still trying to work with it. I jog a little with Rikku now, but only in short bursts. Rikku is doing well--still pees when excited, still growls some. She did really well at Petsmart in the shopping cart though :) I guess I'd rather her pee near people than hate them!
Hanging out at Laura's :)
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
little by little
Yesterday at the PT, Greg measured my flexion (how far I can bend my leg). Wednesday it was 110 degrees. Yesterday, it was 127 degrees. Improvements! My right leg can do 150 I think? So that's good. And I really felt my quad and my knee working. However, I did feel like a lot of the workout would move to my ankle. Since my knee is so unstable then my ankle tries to stable it it seems.
I'm watching Dead Poets Society. LOVE that movie. Classic.
Rikku had a puppy exPLOSion today--a random burst of hyperactive energy that I haven't seen her had since her bath at Laura's. It was amusing. But then she wanted me to be her playmate and tried to nip and bite, and well--that ended that lol. Regardless, it was amusing and fun.
Onward!
I'm watching Dead Poets Society. LOVE that movie. Classic.
Rikku had a puppy exPLOSion today--a random burst of hyperactive energy that I haven't seen her had since her bath at Laura's. It was amusing. But then she wanted me to be her playmate and tried to nip and bite, and well--that ended that lol. Regardless, it was amusing and fun.
Onward!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
happy belated 4th
Not that I did anything for the 4th lol. I watched my neighbors grill out and then be idiots running to and from another apartment in the CRAZY AWESOME thunderstorm. And I wactched other people try to get off some fireworks before the rain got too bad. Rikku and I watched the storm on the porch for a while.
So my leg is progressing. I can bend it much farther. I've been going around braceless ever since the PT really. It's nice not having it on so much. I've been trying to ice it more, but for some reason I just keep forgetting :( And I try to do my exercises at home. My PT apt tomorrow is at 3pm I believe. We'll see if I've improved since Wednesday. I've been watching movies, watching Rikku, relaxing, watching storms, surfing the net... I talked to Chris a few times, but they're off on a crazy tour for a week since yesterday, so I won't talk to him until this coming weekend. Oh, and Hancock (the new Will Smith movie) is okay.
Sorry I haven't been posting as much. But honestly, there really isn't much to say. I'm improving. It only hurts if I do something too fast, or my leg is bent sideways or extended to fast too hard. I had to dash out to put up my windows before the rain (well.. it was already raining lol), and that was a little much to hobble job/run lol. But it's okay.
OH, and thank you to Grandmamma and Grandaddy for the little carepackage of cherries and chewys lol. It was very sweet. I'm not a big fan of the cherries, but regardless ;) And I already had a Chewy bar--love those things! Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. I'm all right, and I won't really need them until surgery.
We'll see how that swelling goes. My knee is still too big to be a normal knee lol, so we'll see.
Onward! Watching Twister (an old one!), Rikku, and hopefully another storm!
So my leg is progressing. I can bend it much farther. I've been going around braceless ever since the PT really. It's nice not having it on so much. I've been trying to ice it more, but for some reason I just keep forgetting :( And I try to do my exercises at home. My PT apt tomorrow is at 3pm I believe. We'll see if I've improved since Wednesday. I've been watching movies, watching Rikku, relaxing, watching storms, surfing the net... I talked to Chris a few times, but they're off on a crazy tour for a week since yesterday, so I won't talk to him until this coming weekend. Oh, and Hancock (the new Will Smith movie) is okay.
Sorry I haven't been posting as much. But honestly, there really isn't much to say. I'm improving. It only hurts if I do something too fast, or my leg is bent sideways or extended to fast too hard. I had to dash out to put up my windows before the rain (well.. it was already raining lol), and that was a little much to hobble job/run lol. But it's okay.
OH, and thank you to Grandmamma and Grandaddy for the little carepackage of cherries and chewys lol. It was very sweet. I'm not a big fan of the cherries, but regardless ;) And I already had a Chewy bar--love those things! Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. I'm all right, and I won't really need them until surgery.
We'll see how that swelling goes. My knee is still too big to be a normal knee lol, so we'll see.
Onward! Watching Twister (an old one!), Rikku, and hopefully another storm!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
pre-op PT number one
Well that was fun lol. Greg is really chill but very nice. The whole place is just one big room with random stuff and tables along the wall. It was really relaxed. I did a couple of the exercises I knew about, and a few new. Including being hooked up to this electric machine that zapped electricity into my left quad to stimulate it. I was really nervous before he turned it on, but it just felt like tingles. I need to ice for 15 minutes then rest for 2 hours. I have to create this "warm--cold--warm--cold" sort of thing, acting like a pump to get the fluid out of my knee. UGH.
I was there until 4:15, but they're usually 45 minute appointments. And I have another tomorrow morning, and then 2 next week, and 1 the next, and then 2 more after the 18th unless surgery can happen. I've got exercises to do at home twice a day to get my leg in shape. Rikku going to get used to being alone for 2 hours around 3pm or 10am.
Laura's bday is tomorrow--good thing my apt is at 10:15am tomorrow. Maybe we'll get to hang out or go somewhere to eat. I'M STARVING right now actually. With the puppy, I really don't eat as much :/ Bad Lisa.
But that's that. It was nothing special, nothing crazy, but it'll be good to be forced to do the exercises because I haven't been keeping up with them. Time to exercise during movies.
Okay, onward.
I was there until 4:15, but they're usually 45 minute appointments. And I have another tomorrow morning, and then 2 next week, and 1 the next, and then 2 more after the 18th unless surgery can happen. I've got exercises to do at home twice a day to get my leg in shape. Rikku going to get used to being alone for 2 hours around 3pm or 10am.
Laura's bday is tomorrow--good thing my apt is at 10:15am tomorrow. Maybe we'll get to hang out or go somewhere to eat. I'M STARVING right now actually. With the puppy, I really don't eat as much :/ Bad Lisa.
But that's that. It was nothing special, nothing crazy, but it'll be good to be forced to do the exercises because I haven't been keeping up with them. Time to exercise during movies.
Okay, onward.
rubber chicken FTW!
That's right, rubber chicken for the win. Rikku is in love. She needed some new toys, so I made a Petsmart run and splurged on some more treats, dental bones, brain toys, squeakies, and a rubber chicken. And my god. Rubber chicken is the winner so far. The "Kong" and the brain toy are treat-holders that are very difficult to get treats out of and really make the puppy wear itself out mentally. I'm going to use one of those while I'm at the PT today at 3pm. But yay!
I haven't heard from Chris since Friday. *sigh* I miss him.
Sometimes I forget that my knee is bad. Because I can drive, go up and down stairs, walk, and I don't exercise that much anyway (running, swiming, biking, jogging, etc). Sometimes I feel normal lol. BUT then I might accidentally step down farther than I think and jar it and make it hurt. Or when I get into a car and have to bend it weird. Or when I have to lift it up out of a position I've been in for a few hours. Or when I really want to crouch down to play with Rikku but can't. Otherwise though lol, it's not too bad.
My next appointment is July 18th, and by then, I'm hoping the fluid will be gone. It's still there. Not AS bad, but you can definitely tell. And my problem is that I haven't been doing my exercises :/ Heh. We'll see what Greg says today, PT apt #1!
Otherwise, breakfast time and rubber chicken squeaky time lol.
I haven't heard from Chris since Friday. *sigh* I miss him.
Sometimes I forget that my knee is bad. Because I can drive, go up and down stairs, walk, and I don't exercise that much anyway (running, swiming, biking, jogging, etc). Sometimes I feel normal lol. BUT then I might accidentally step down farther than I think and jar it and make it hurt. Or when I get into a car and have to bend it weird. Or when I have to lift it up out of a position I've been in for a few hours. Or when I really want to crouch down to play with Rikku but can't. Otherwise though lol, it's not too bad.
My next appointment is July 18th, and by then, I'm hoping the fluid will be gone. It's still there. Not AS bad, but you can definitely tell. And my problem is that I haven't been doing my exercises :/ Heh. We'll see what Greg says today, PT apt #1!
Otherwise, breakfast time and rubber chicken squeaky time lol.
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