Wow,...is all I gotta say

My surgery was on Tuesday morning. It was basically a love-in with the cuddly nurses...lol! Mind you I was pretty drugged up the whole time. The last 2 days have been a blur.

It's Thursday now and I can barelt type. The pain was so intense the last 2 days, the kind that makes you squirm....%$&&&*&&&****!! ow!! If we have an earthquake or something I am SO SCREWED!

I doubled my dose of hydromorphone (an opiate) in hopes of diminishing the discomfort.The hardest thing is lifting the injured leg in and out of bed.

Now I'm just a vegetable..a veggie. 

One good thing is that the second day after surgery you are allowed to take the bandages off. It wasn't the accident scene I was expecting at all. Nice clean incisions, Dr. James Stone!

Oh, and another thing I did is it's WAY easier to rent a walker with wheels on the front to get around the house than crutches. Once I leave the house, I'll get some crutches.

That's it for now..

Tomorrow is the big day!

I've been running around trying to do all those last minute things because I don't really know if I will be able to do much but sit around for a few weeks. One of the most important things to do is to start moving they say, but don't be around an environment that will jeopardize someone bumping into your knee. So I guess that means staying inside for a while and trying things out in the yard. 

The dogs will be with a sitter (my ex) for a while, thank god, because Kodi will definitely drive me crazy if I don't walk him less than an hour a day.

I'm guessing I'll be bored out of my tree within the week.

So, tomorrow is the day when my life will be changing for the good. Thinking good thoughts not "operating table" thoughts ..ok now stop that thought!

See ya on the other side!

Chrissie

My first post

This is my first post! It's Saturday and I have my surgery on Tuesday.I am getting an ACL reconstruction by harvesting my hamstring tendon. I will also be getting my meniscus and patella cartilage fixed. 

Now is as perfect an opportunity as I am ever going to have. I'm a student, I am home and don't need to work right now. I was always working and not able to take time off. How the hell do people do this that need to make a living??

In 1995 I tore my ACL playing floor hockey. I remember it well-it was drop in floor hockey at Oaklands Elementary gym. A guy trying to show off checked me from the side, and I don't remember too much after that, but it hurt like hell. I DO remember that he didn't help me up and continued to play. What a real jerk. I wish I could get over the anger I felt towards him as this incident has affected my life a lot. Oh well, what can you do-sh*t happens in life and you have to move on.


Nevertheless, I was told that it was a partial tear and was supposed to wear a brace for the rest of my life! WTF? Over the years, my knee would pop out at the most inopportune times-if I slid on ice or on the smooth hardwood, or even worse if I lost my footing in the shower i would usually end up ass over tea kettle on my butt because my leg could not support me. I couldn't play volleyball, no skiing, no running and especially no sprinting (tried that once, but the knee popped out and I fell on my ass.) pretty much nothing but walking.
I always had been a great sprinter and prided myself on being able to run away from anyone :). What if there was an axe murderer after me? 


When my knee started affecting my walking I had had it and went to the doctor and asked to see a specialist again. This was about 5 years ago. They were going to operate,  but I wasn't ready, being in a job that demanded too much at the time.


So here I am 16 years later and finally am getting it done...yay!! Bring on the axe murderers!


I DO hope my journey through this will help those that are going through a big surgery like this. I kind of know what I am in for after surgery, but in a way, I am blissfully ignorant to the pain. I will be documenting as much as I can...I hope that all those that are reading this and going through the same thing will be able to learn something from this.

THE PAIN that I have heard so much about! I am not going to give it much more attention as I don't want to dwell on it. I just know that it will suck and that it's coming like a freight train with a bad attitude. Too bad they are so cautious now about painkillers because apparently tylonol 3's are all I'm going to get! My big question is how am I going to be able to sleep? Suck it up princess!