Today I'm feeling a little more human. I seem to be staying awake a little longer at a time so far today. I have three exercises to do until physical therapy starts. The first is ankle pumps, which serves a dual purpose: first, to keep away the dreaded blood clots; and the second: to keep some sort of tone to my calf muscle. Second, there are straight leg raises. These are not a lot of fun and I can only do about 10 before I'm to tired to go anymore. The third are the worst. I'm not sure what to call them so I'll describe them instead. I prop up my heal and let my leg sort of hang unsupported for thirty minutes three times a day. These are the only ones that really hurt.
I'm still a big fan of pain killers. I don't want to chance going off them at this point although I think I will reduce my dose. I'm anxious to see what my knee looks like under all this wrap. I think I may try to talk my mom into helping me take a shower tonight...I can't get my leg wet until after monday, but I feel gross.
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