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Well Im doing better all around, Im not sick anymroe.  My knee is getting better, Im walking with one cane relatively well.  My leg stil gets 'tired' when Im standing too long or when Im walking too much.  The ROM is up to 96 degrees, strength is up too.  The sharp pains I was having have calmed down, I still touch on it every now and then but its not as bad as it was.  Swelling has gone down significantly.  Im stil having pain around the osteotomy site, taking OTC tylenol during the day and still taking t3's at night with a couple benadryl's to be able to get

Well my knee is getting better.  Im seeing alot of progress.  My ROM is up to 70 degrees and I can walk on ONE crutch in the house!!!  I was talking to the PT and she said it be slow but once the progress started it would start snowballing and now I can actually see that.  My chest is alot wrose....I feel like Im drowning.  Im sure some solumedrol and a 'z' pack wounldnt hurt but not really in the mood to go to the hosptial right now.  Well Im going to end this.  Im jittery from the nebs.

Well Im doing better but worse.  Im doing good.  I dont have much ROM to speak of at all.   On the other hand I have been able to do an SLR since day 1 after surgery.  My leg doesnt feel like its attached to my body.  I cant get comfortable in bed to sleep, been staying up at night trying to get comfortable.  I know its only been 16 days but Im thinking I ought to be progressing more.  Then again this is a much bigger surgery than the last one.  This one they actually cut bone.  Well I guess Ill just take things as they go.  

Well Im doing better.  Went to ortho yesterday, he did xrays and everything is just fine.  The wound looks great.  There is one little spot that Im watching like a hawk, its draining yellowish fluid, Im not really worried about it yet, no extra swelling, no redness, no streaking etc.  OMG does it hurt to have staples taken out, holy cow!!!  Ive never had staples and if it was up to me, Ill never have them again!  Ive had stiches taken out several times and it didnt hurt, maybe a lil pinch but nothing like that!  Anyway they put steri-strips on.  Im al

Well today is one week post op.  I think im doing ok.  Yesterday I decided I was going to prayer mtg and AWANAs at church.  I think it was a little soon and I might have been a little too gung ho.  Especially since it was wet.  I almost fell twice.  The first time I caught myself on the table and the second time one of my kids fathers had to catch me.  Both times I planted my surg leg to keep myself from falling.  I dnt think I need to be too worreid.  I had a closing wedge osteo.  I asked him before surgery how much weight can I put on this

Well had surgery last Thurs.  Went fine.  That night I had a problem with my blood pressure, it dropped to 74/40.  I dont remember much of it other than when I came back to conciousness there was like 10 people in the room.  They dont know why it happened.  I stayed in the hospital 4 nights for pain control, got to come home Mon morn.  They did a dressing change before I came hme and I think I counted something like 20 staples.  The first nihgt in the hospital was hell.  Ive nevr been in so much pain in my life.  They had dropped the ball on when

Well went in for the pre-op appt today it all went well.  I have to go in for a pre-admin apt where they'll do all the pre-op testing next week.  Got some things cleared up.  The biggie being MRSA prevention.  Thier going to have me use hibaclens the day before and of surgery, thier also going to give me some IV antibiotics pre and post surgery.  Thier going to keep me in the hospital for a few days for IV antibiotics and pain control.  He said I will be up late that day hopefully walking and moving around.  Start PT that night or the following morning.&nb