Its Been One Week

OK...so week one of my recovery is in the books. And even though I've had some set backs everthing is going well. I spending my time in the CPM and balancing out the pain meds with the treatment and think I now have a hang on what my limits are in terms of duration of time in the CPM.

We sprung yet another leak in my IceMan today...this one coming from the bottom of the machine...luckily we caught it before it soaked the carpet....its now sitting inside a tupperware until the guy comes tomorrow and swaps it out for me.

I recieved some clairifcation in a follow up call with the Dr's PA today. They did not break my leg all the way through during the osteonomy as I thought in the hospital, under all the drugs I must have heard something and processed it differently. They did it successfully and even so the pain I was experiencing was normal. We also talked about my pain levels and the about my foot still being swollen all appear to be in the normal range. I could not figure out why my leg itched so much, so this evening as peeled away all the ace bandages to check it dawned on me. My leg itched where they shaved it...and there was nothing at all I can about it. WHICH SUCKS!

All in all the first week has been interesting...the old saying is no pain no gain...and if I can make it through the next few weeks then my road to recovery should be paved with success and I'll get back the quality of life that I've been deprived of for so long.