Surgery was Friday. No complications. I'm not a smoker, a bit overweight and a bit too sedentary with my job and lifestyle. Never smoked.
Surgery went well - was a hamstring autograft, microfracture was small - about 1CM area, doc didn't even want a CPM because it was a small area and off to side (or something).
Have had two days of PT, mostly sitting back keeping my leg elevated. Doing my exercises 2-3 times a day (Heel Slides to 80 degrees - though I can push to 95, PT told me not to do that again; Quad Sets, Ankle Pumps) and almost constantly wiggling my toes and doing ankle pumps while sitting back.
Today I was up the most since Surgery. Did some dishes while letting my braced "bad" leg dangle, crutched around in-laws for kids birthday party, stood up a lot there too with braced leg hanging.. I tend to keep my toes pointed up when it dangles, just a reaction I have, I guess - I'm paranoid about the NWB orders.
So anyway, while doing the dishes I started feeling what felt like a Charley Horse at the tip of my calf in the "bad" leg. It was just a small area on calf. Sore to touch/massage and I can activate the pain by flexing my toes up (the pull on the ankle pumps.. sort of the motion I've been doing).. Every instinct in me tells me it is because I've been keeping that leg down, around, not elevated, and keeping those toes sort of up/calfs flexed. No redness, no excessive heat to touch, and it is just that small area.
The more I look up things on google the more anxious I feel though :-) I'm not asking for a Diagnosis here, just asking for experiences from others with the leg in the brace. I presume some calf tenderness is a bit normal if sort of keeping it flexed like that, I also presume some pain is normal when letting the leg hang down so much. It hurts even if I relax the calf and touch it - but it sort of reminds of me of the kind of leg cramp I sometimes get pushing really hard in a kick drill while swimming/etc.
Should I just get off Google and go to bed and see how it feels tomorrow? Or should I be more concerned this early with just those symptoms?