ACL Post Op Day 2: A Shower and Coffee

Last night I enjoyed a great night's sleep--woo hoo! I took one Percocet every 4 hours and hope to go off to Tylenol today. This morning I washed in the bathroom, washed my hair in the sink on my own and put on contacts. Ah, the little victories of life. I also got on the floor and did my quad contractions and straight leg raises. I'm not sure if there is anything else I can or should do with the brace now so I'm keeping to just these exercises that 4 times a day along with getting up and moving some more. Also did some sit ups. I'm hungry and have my appetite back so that's good. But, I have to confess, I worry about gaining weight since I'm not burning off calories as normal. I realize my number one thought should be my knee and not my weight, but hey that's obsessive me. So last night Keith tortured me by drinking a pinot noir in front of me! No alcohol til I'm off my drugs! I'm jumping around with my thoughts right now and slightly concerned as calf is sore and I've read that could be blood clots, however, as Keith pointed out, it is likely sore from the position I have to keep it in.  So today should be more of the same--exercises, rest, ice, watch some videos and make sure Grace does her homework! Maybe I'll move on downstairs tomorrow--although it's nice in my sanctuary in the guest suite!