The Third Day

Whew! I'm totally exhausted. I still can't say I have any significant pain, but I'm very, very tired. In fact, I'm fading so fast, that I'll try to give a brief summary of the day before going to bed for good for the night.

The therapist came at 1:30 and stayed until 2:30. I think I did quite well, or at least, that's what he said. I am already able to flex my new knee to 90 degrees and, with the therapist pushing backward on my leg, to 110 degrees. That was the only part that hurt. For the rest of the exercises, I did everything I was supposed to do--leg lifts, side slides, heel slides, and various other strengthening exercises. I was also able to walk with a cane halfway up our interior stairs, and then come down again.

Once the therapist left, I was very tired. My son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughters came over at 3:15 so that my daughter-in-law could change my dressing and give me my blood thinner shot. Once she had done that, she took the girls home, leaving my son here to babysit with me while Stan went to the store to buy a few things for me. Once Stan returned, our son left, so that was about 4:30, I guess. Then, at that point, I fell asleep and slept until 6:45.

For dinner Stan fixed me a bowl of chicken noodle soup, but I couldn't eat it all. I did force myself to eat more prunes, however!! We watched the Travel Channel while eating, but now, at 8:10, I'm exhausted again, and am going to put on my pajamas and go to sleep.

The nurses at the hospital told me that the third day after knee surgery is always the hardest, and this was my third day. I'm looking forward, therefore to a much better day tomorrow!