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JamesH:

--- Quote from: moorey on December 10, 2018, 09:31:51 PM ---Day 2 first thanks for all the good wishes All last night not a wink of sleep the pain in my lower leg not the area of the op was, was terrible. Physio came this morning to get me up and walking. Everything fantastic to cries of well done that was really great. Then they sat me down. Two minutes later I passed out and pissed myself and then threw up. I really must try and stop all this attention seeking. The afternoon was the same only throwing up after taking the strong painkillers.

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Hang in there mate - have to say reading this post had me laughing out loud (and wincing)...love that you're managing to keep a sense of humour. Physio is the key to recovery so I'm told...

Andych:
Every new day it gets better.. apparently the passing out, peeing and vomiting is popular... some a left over from the General Anaesthetic, some an intolerance to the pain meds... so dont feel bad.
Luckily I didnt have any of those issues.. I did have a catheter for the first 24hrs though.... very strange feeling..
What is it with the epidural route??? The Anaesthetist asked me if I wanted one rather than the General... No way I was going to listen to them cut and hammer on my knee.. they did say you dont remember any of it but I needed the sleep :)
Besides... I had watched several youtube versions of my knee operation.. no way I wanted to be awake while that shit was going down...lol
Physio is the key to recovery.... hopefully you are feeling better and just like when you are on the bike... remain upright, inadvertently horizontal isnt good :)

Moorey:
Day 3 A much better day today started with the zimmer but that wasnt fast enough. So i am now on crutches and have been up and down the stair. Hopefully home tomorrow. The only downside is a rash starting unde the dressing.
I had it done under epidural. Just after going into theatre I burst out laughing and they looked and said what’s so funny. I had just seen my foot swinging in a lovely graceful arc that no 63 year old bloke should ever see.  No wonder it hurts later on. Unless it was a spare, just in case. Then I fell asleep but awoke again for all the banging going on, maybe he makes cabinets on the side then back to sleep and awoke when the staples were going in. Amazingly no pain whatsoever from any part during the actual op. Even the epidural going in didn’t hurt, it just felt very strange.  ;D

Spitfire:

--- Quote from: moorey on December 11, 2018, 03:52:57 PM ---Day 3 A much better day today started with the zimmer but that wasnt fast enough. So i am now on crutches and have been up and down the stair. Hopefully home tomorrow. The only downside is a rash starting unde the dressing.
I had it done under epidural. Just after going into theatre I burst out laughing and they looked and said what’s so funny. I had just seen my foot swinging in a lovely graceful arc that no 63 year old bloke should ever see.  No wonder it hurts later on. Unless it was a spare, just in case. Then I fell asleep but awoke again for all the banging going on, maybe he makes cabinets on the side then back to sleep and awoke when the staples were going in. Amazingly no pain whatsoever from any part during the actual op. Even the epidural going in didn’t hurt, it just felt very strange.  ;D

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Great that you sound like your getting better, after the foot in the air quote I think that I'll go for the knockout route, I remember having my knee sorted out and and a gorgeous girl talking me back into the land of living after the op, it was a really wonderful experience, especially so after worrying for weeks about being put under for the first time.

Cheers

Dennis

Andych:

--- Quote from: moorey on December 11, 2018, 03:52:57 PM ---Day 3 A much better day today started with the zimmer but that wasnt fast enough. So i am now on crutches and have been up and down the stair. Hopefully home tomorrow. The only downside is a rash starting unde the dressing.
I had it done under epidural. Just after going into theatre I burst out laughing and they looked and said what’s so funny. I had just seen my foot swinging in a lovely graceful arc that no 63 year old bloke should ever see.  No wonder it hurts later on. Unless it was a spare, just in case. Then I fell asleep but awoke again for all the banging going on, maybe he makes cabinets on the side then back to sleep and awoke when the staples were going in. Amazingly no pain whatsoever from any part during the actual op. Even the epidural going in didn’t hurt, it just felt very strange.  ;D

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And that is exactly the reason I didnt want the epidural.. Glad to hear you are feeling better. Yes.. the zimmer just didnt cut it with me.. crutches were much easier. The rash under the dressing (waterproof one I assume) is quite common these days.. be careful it doesnt change to a blister.. I had a couple of those and they hurt more than the wound.
Staples.. I was lucky in that I didnt have any staples and all the stitches were under the skin.. my surgeon used a relatively new dressing that they put on and then coat it with a glue.. kind of like laying in resin to fibreglass matt.
Keep up the good work and make sure you keep doing the exercises.. it does make a big difference.

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