Hi!
I had my oats surgery done here on Monday--it went just as my os said it would.  he did have a prob, though and couldn't place the plug via arthroscope, so he had to do an arthrotomy to get it in place.  i spent the first night in the hospital, but could come homeyesterday  with my crutches, the cpm, the cyrocuff and a wheelchair....the wheelchair lets me get the to computer, my arms are so  sore from the crutches.  does this get any better?!!
BUT on the plus side, i have almost no pain, certainly nothing compared to the pain i had after the plica excision last year.  wierd, huh.  they gave me a pain pump in the hospital (dilautin) but i found that it really made me nauseous,.so i didn't use it much. Another interesting thing is that my back really hurt much more than my knee.  i suppose from being on the table in the same position for 2 1/2 hours.  anyone experience this?
Thanks again for all the support and i will keep you posted about the details.  Stitches come out next week--I can hardly wait to see what the knee looks like!
cheers
MJ

Hi Iona!
Thanks for your words of encouragement.  I'm really down today, not because of the knee, because of my back which continues to really hurt.  I read in the blurb from my os that my husband got after the surgery that sometimes the back muscles spasm after epidural anesthesia.  I think that is what's happening.  Funny, I would have thought the knee would be painful--but, touch wood, that is not the case.  I am up to 90 deg on the cpm and also when I just let the leg leg dangle over the bed.  So I guess I shouldn't complain....
take care
Mary Jane

The crutches will make you sore but hopefully this will settle down and your back wont be helped by walikng on crutches because your posture and gaite will be different I find a heat pad helps me alot or a hot water bottle wrapped in something soft.
Also try doing some gentle back stretches and pelvic tilts hope you get some relief soon
H xxx