Feeling good today. Got up and did some laps around the table this morning with my crutches. Then another few paces across the living room before lunch and again this afternoon. My knee joint is starting to feel stiff and I'm starting to feel better elsewhere, so I think it's time to do some moving! Friday will make it 2 weeks post op, and at that point I have other exercises that I can start doing. Not much more than what I am doing now, but a few extra stretches. One of those stretches is knee bends. I began doing those today too. I don't have much movement since when you bend your knee it stretches your quadriceps and hamstring muscles (and boy are those sore!), but it's better than nothing. Just a slight flex of the knee helps a ton.
During my walks around the living room today, we noticed that my left operative side was turning purple all the way down my leg to my toes. Each walk would only last about a minute or 2, but I quickly had to get back to the couch to raise my leg once more. I asked on my PAO FB board and people said that this happened to them too. Glad to hear it's not just me! If it doesn't go away soon, I may call my doctor just to see what I can do for it. I mean, I need to get on my crutches to walk! If I can't go more than 2 minutes without having to get my foot up, we're going to have a problem. My butt is getting sore here!!
Here's a video from my last walk of the day. Getting quicker and more stable on my crutches! Check out the purple leg/foot too!
During my walks around the living room today, we noticed that my left operative side was turning purple all the way down my leg to my toes. Each walk would only last about a minute or 2, but I quickly had to get back to the couch to raise my leg once more. I asked on my PAO FB board and people said that this happened to them too. Glad to hear it's not just me! If it doesn't go away soon, I may call my doctor just to see what I can do for it. I mean, I need to get on my crutches to walk! If I can't go more than 2 minutes without having to get my foot up, we're going to have a problem. My butt is getting sore here!!
Here's a video from my last walk of the day. Getting quicker and more stable on my crutches! Check out the purple leg/foot too!
Thank you Auntie Lynn for my phone call today! It was so good to chat with you and catch up! We will have more Tuesday phone chats as the weeks go by! Love you!