Sean Riley Taylor's Mom
04-18-2008, 10:52 PM
I had mentioned on here 2 weeks ago that I was going in for another knee surgery, my fourth.
Recovery has been tough. Worse then the others. I am not in pain so much now as I am just uncomfortable and frustrated.
I started PT this week and of course that adds to the pain dept.:ill:
I was told that I could not drive until my stitches were out. Which was supposed to be today.
I went to the Dr and he was only able to take out the stitches in the two small incisions. The large incision has not healed yet so he cannot take those out until next Friday!!:(
So, another week of no driving! Even though my husband has been great, it is still really hard to have to rely on him to do anything or go anywhere.
Add the 4 more weeks of crutches and I am really cranky!!!
Now for the rest of my whine. Sorry!:blush:
I have had tickets to go to a Kenny Chesney (big country music fan!) concert for months now. It is tomorrow night. My seat is on the aisle so, I would be able to keep my leg out straight when I sat. I am in an immobilizer so, it has to be straight when I sit. I figured since the stitches would be out that I would be able to bend it a little to get comfy. Of course, the stitches could not be removed yet, so bending it is not an option.
I had to call my sister who I was going to the concert with, and tell her I can't go. I would not be comfortable and I am afraid that my knee would get bumped etc, and I would be miserable. The concert is in Connecticut so, it would have been overnight too. I told her to take my other sister with her.
I know my knee is the important thing. I am just feeling down and sorry for myself so I needed to vent somewhere. Feel free to ignore me..lol.
My kids are also out of school on Monday and Tuesday and the weather here has been gorgeous the past few days. It is supposed to be a beautiful weekend and I can't do anything outside with them. My husband will be home during the day but, he has to go in at 3:30. The kids are being so good, I just feel bad that they have to deal with this again too. My last surgery was just in November!!
Okay, pity party over!! Hopefully I wake up in a much better frame of mind tomorrow!!
Recovery has been tough. Worse then the others. I am not in pain so much now as I am just uncomfortable and frustrated.
I started PT this week and of course that adds to the pain dept.:ill:
I was told that I could not drive until my stitches were out. Which was supposed to be today.
I went to the Dr and he was only able to take out the stitches in the two small incisions. The large incision has not healed yet so he cannot take those out until next Friday!!:(
So, another week of no driving! Even though my husband has been great, it is still really hard to have to rely on him to do anything or go anywhere.
Add the 4 more weeks of crutches and I am really cranky!!!
Now for the rest of my whine. Sorry!:blush:
I have had tickets to go to a Kenny Chesney (big country music fan!) concert for months now. It is tomorrow night. My seat is on the aisle so, I would be able to keep my leg out straight when I sat. I am in an immobilizer so, it has to be straight when I sit. I figured since the stitches would be out that I would be able to bend it a little to get comfy. Of course, the stitches could not be removed yet, so bending it is not an option.
I had to call my sister who I was going to the concert with, and tell her I can't go. I would not be comfortable and I am afraid that my knee would get bumped etc, and I would be miserable. The concert is in Connecticut so, it would have been overnight too. I told her to take my other sister with her.
I know my knee is the important thing. I am just feeling down and sorry for myself so I needed to vent somewhere. Feel free to ignore me..lol.
My kids are also out of school on Monday and Tuesday and the weather here has been gorgeous the past few days. It is supposed to be a beautiful weekend and I can't do anything outside with them. My husband will be home during the day but, he has to go in at 3:30. The kids are being so good, I just feel bad that they have to deal with this again too. My last surgery was just in November!!
Okay, pity party over!! Hopefully I wake up in a much better frame of mind tomorrow!!