Tomorrow I start back at work. I know it is only half days for a couple of weeks, but it means I am starting to get back into my life. Sadly the weekend has been full of pain, both the bionic and jealous knees giving lots of trouble. We had hoped to get so much more done this weekend, working towards Wednesday and the visit from the estate agent to value the house. Never mind i have a couple of afternoons to clean up..
I cannot wait to move into a Bungalow. I still cannot get upstairs to my own bed and instead am still sleeping in a single bed in the dining area of the kitchen. It has been over two months and i am still here. Grrrr
Dance
Sunday, 23 September 2012
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Moving Forward
Well another milestone. I have been signed off to go back to work on a phased return. It has been agreed that i will do part time, i had thought for one week but the doc said for two weeks at least. It is definitely a move back towards normality though.
It is still very difficult to get either leg comfortable at night and there are times when the pain seems to be getting worse not less. I wish i knew if this is because i am not doing enough exercise, or the right sort of exercises, because i am eating too much chocolate - yes there is definitely a chance that is the problem, my sweet tooth has certainly increased since the op, or because there is something else wrong. I see the doc in October so i will try and remember to talk it all through with him.
I still cannot get upstairs but this morning i managed to almost do six each of the exercises physio have given me to ensure i can get up and down soon. A real improvement.
Not sure when i will manage to get the other leg done but it has to be next year because work is not going to be happy if i take time off too quickly. My plan at the moment is to look at having the veins done late next year and the knee the following spring or summer if that can be arranged,
It is still very difficult to get either leg comfortable at night and there are times when the pain seems to be getting worse not less. I wish i knew if this is because i am not doing enough exercise, or the right sort of exercises, because i am eating too much chocolate - yes there is definitely a chance that is the problem, my sweet tooth has certainly increased since the op, or because there is something else wrong. I see the doc in October so i will try and remember to talk it all through with him.
I still cannot get upstairs but this morning i managed to almost do six each of the exercises physio have given me to ensure i can get up and down soon. A real improvement.
Not sure when i will manage to get the other leg done but it has to be next year because work is not going to be happy if i take time off too quickly. My plan at the moment is to look at having the veins done late next year and the knee the following spring or summer if that can be arranged,
Monday, 17 September 2012
Catching Up
I should have kept this up to date, after all it was supposed to be a before and after.
It is now the middle of September and i had the operation on the 9th July. In that time i have gone from feeling as though i had a lump of meat and not a leg to feeling that there is something not right, not real, about the leg, but no where near the pain i had with the arthritis already.
I can get in and out of the bath for a shower, clean the kitchen, even hang the washing out but i cannot yet get up the stairs. The fault is with my arthritic knee and not my bionic one. Because of the pain the un-operated knee i am unable to progress much further. I am signed off by the physio. He has given me an exercise to do to enable me to get up the stairs. It is probably going to take a couple of weeks. Boring.
This should be my last week on sick leave. With luck i will be signed back on to work so that on Monday i can start back part time.
I have come a long way from that first day. I can still remember how it felt though to get out of bed that first day so i will never take my new knee for granted.
It is now the middle of September and i had the operation on the 9th July. In that time i have gone from feeling as though i had a lump of meat and not a leg to feeling that there is something not right, not real, about the leg, but no where near the pain i had with the arthritis already.
I can get in and out of the bath for a shower, clean the kitchen, even hang the washing out but i cannot yet get up the stairs. The fault is with my arthritic knee and not my bionic one. Because of the pain the un-operated knee i am unable to progress much further. I am signed off by the physio. He has given me an exercise to do to enable me to get up the stairs. It is probably going to take a couple of weeks. Boring.
This should be my last week on sick leave. With luck i will be signed back on to work so that on Monday i can start back part time.
I have come a long way from that first day. I can still remember how it felt though to get out of bed that first day so i will never take my new knee for granted.
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