THE BACK OF THE MEDIC

Back to the grind

31 July 2009

Well, this week, I started back to work, but from home. Worked Monday-Wednesday at home, with my leg elevated. Once the over throbbing went away, I began to keep it propped up, just not resting on the floor like normal. That worked well. Well enough, that I decided to try and work at my normal [...]

5 Years Ago Today

28 July 2009

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It was 5 years ago today that Rory passed away. I was there with him, along with David, Diana, and my brother Steve. He left at 10:20am that day. God, I miss him.

Post-op Day 6

28 July 2009

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Well, I spent yesterday as a couch potato again. I knew that going to the movie would extract a price, and it did. When I went to bed Saturday, I needed to take the vicodin for pain control, and keep my leg up (which I’ve been doing). But, I couldn’t sleep. It just hurt. Ended [...]

Post-op Day 4

26 July 2009

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Took a good look at my knee today, and changed the dressings under the ace wraps. It doesn’t look bad: The yellow xeroform is where the suture line is. Pretty large incision. The blue lines are (I think) landmark lines that the surgeon used. My knee is still swollen, but looks good. No sign of [...]

Post-op Day 2

24 July 2009

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Well, today started rough, but ended easier. I didn’t get much sleep last night. Even with the pain meds, my leg HURT all night. Turning over made it worse. I am not used to sleeping on my back, and to keep my leg elevated, I need to do just that. Bleh. So, I got up [...]