Milestones

Wow what a day I had today. I didn't sleep so well last night..up and down all night. I just could not get comfortable. I spent a good part of the day in the CPM at level 60..a particularly painful level..luckily I was able to fall asleep while in it and catch up on sleep.

Today was an eventful day. I finally was able to get up and take a shower. The event in and of its self was monumental. I got up the stair on my butt and crutched into a shower. We set up a plastic lawn chair in the shower stall so I could just sit and clean myself with no fear of falling. I thankfully washed down the wounded leg with a damp wash cloth in an attempt to quell the increased itching.

In other very happy news for me I was able to also use the bathroom and take a dump. Its the first time i've been able to do that since before the surgery. Granted I was on a liquid diet for the first 4 days after the surgery and now I only consume about 600 calories a day...so its not like I had a real "need" to go.

My buddy Ron came and visted me today too, allowing Suzanne to get some time out of the house to herself. We sat had some pizza and and watched TV. Thanks buddy for coming over.

Tomorrow I have my first post op appointment which includes x-rays. Wish me luck...most of the swelling has gone down thanks to a fully functioning iceman so they should be able to do a good first look.