ACL Surgery Post Op Day 5...more of the same, but better

By then end of yesterday, I needed my crutches as my knee felt "heavy" and "big,"- likely due to increased motion around the house plus more exercises. Still, made it upstairs with crutch and legs.

Better sleep but am hating this splint and bandages. Not all doctors do the brace/splint 24x7 after surgery but mine did. A bit nervous to see what it looks like underneath! Hard to sleep with a leg sticking out and not being able to move position. I did better last night, but that does not equate good. Tomorrow is my first op and hoping that leads to better sleep.

Today my calf and hamstring are not as tight and the knee, so far, is less heavy. The kids are at school and Keith at work until 1:00 so my day has been: do exercises, ice and raise leg, do some minor chores around downstairs, ice and raise leg. Thank God the fish tank is near me to watch! I'm pretending I'm snorkeling--ha ha ha.

As for meds, I'm taking 1 Tylenol Extra Strength every 6 hours during the day and 2 before bed. 5 total. Plus an aspirin in morning and night to reduce blood clot potential. Actually, I haven't had a Tylenol in 7 hours and may wait a bit longer as there is not major pain.

Keith just got home and is making me lunch. I have to confess I've had the best lunches this past week--he's the cook in our family and makes fabulous dinners and now I'm getting his lunches too! A perk of all this (you have to look for one!). Another perk--I snuggled with Hope while watching Curious George this morning. Normally I'd be running around doing all the morning "stuff."

So here's a picture of my view when doing leg exercises: