Bit of a low day yesterday,wondering if I'd made the right choice having the operation. Some sharp pain in my knee when moving it around. Tight pain in the front around the incision and the same at the back around the hamstring. Paracetamol and ibuprofen are still managing it OK though.
Have physio on Monday morning which I'm really looking forward to. I want to know if what I'm doing is OK. We went to the park yesterday and I hobbled about on crutches...is this OK? I guess they wouldn;t have given me crutches if I wasn;t suppoosed to use them. I'd also like some exercises and some idea about what is safe to do. Very anxious about tearing the graft too although I can't think of anything I have done that would have made this happen. Surely if it was easy to do this they wouldn't suggest taking the splint off?
With hindsight, I would have liked this sort of think written down and given to me before I left the hospital...or to have seen the doctor after the op. Still, I have the opportunity today to ask questions:
1. Is it OK to move obout?
2. Can I take the bandage off?
3. What are the chances of breaking the graft?
4. Can you tell if the graft is still OK?
5. I want some exercises?
6. How does the whole physio thing pan out?
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