New Knee Lesson No. 2

Day 39-

Went out with my parents again today but it  was so cold out that despite my knee liking the cold that it hurt a bit.  So I’m able to get in and out of the car with pretty much no problem and I can wheel myself around in the chair pretty well also.  I’ve fallen out of my routine a bit but then again, with not having PT now it’s like I have no real motivation to wake up early in the morning.  Well, as my friends like to remind me… it’s not like I have much going on so who cares when I sleep lol!!  Yes, sleep has become an important part of my day and my life!!  Sleep is the be all or end all of my day… it’s when I feel better, it helps me to feel better and it’s the one time of the day that I don’t  have to deal with being laid up.  So new knee lesson No. 2 is that sleep is good… very good!

Champion Sleeper

Day 38-

So I’ve noticed that the next day after PT I almost always sleep most of the day.  I suppose that is normal but for as well as I’m doing you’d think I’d be able to stay awake a bit longer.  I’ve also been thinking that perhaps I should start taking my vitamins again as well.  I think that might help me feel better and if I feel better should I then do better?!  MM, the question for the ages.  So not much to report today other than I can sleep like a champ!!

Graduation

Day 37-

Today was the last day of PT at home so I guess you can say that I’ve graduated to out-patient lol.  I’m gonna miss the lady who did my PT but hopefully we will stay in touch and I can let her know how I’m doing.  It’s still crazy how far I’ve come in such a short time but I know that there is a very long ways to go.  I’ve got to get over this wobbly feeling and that swelling and getting back my full range of motion.  I have noticed that I still do sleep like a champ though.  I mean, if they gave medals for sleeping I would most certainly get the gold.  So I’m over TV and I’m trying to lose some weight and that is that for now.

For Knee's Sake

Day 36-

So, I’ve always enjoyed a nice, long hot shower but now the scar gets deep purple and I can barely move the darn thing so I’m down to warm showers.  For some reason, they just aren’t the same.  So, today is the second day I’ve been watching what I eat, tracking calories and whatnot with an online site called “FitDay.com”.  It’s a free site that tracks what you eat and your activity so it takes most of the brainwork out of the whole process but I still find that now that I’m watching what I eat that now I’m hungry all the time.  I keep telling myself that it’s just cuz I’m paying attention to what I eat so I’m trying to drink more water (and water based drinks like tea and stuff) but it’s not really helping.  Lets just say that I hope this trying to lose some weight for the sake of my stupid knee pays off  in the end.  I have a doctors appointment next week and I’m planning on talking to him about how much he recommends I should lose and what sort of activities I will be able to do once I’m fully healed.  I’m still really over daytime TV and I’m trying to read more either during the day or at night before I go to sleep.  O, I almost forgot to mention that today was the first time I ventured outside without anyone helping me.  It was like it was meant to be as the only place the driveway that was totally dry was the route to the mailbox and that was where I went.  It feels good to be able to do more and more stuff on my own!!  Yippee for independence!