Even if i was deemed to be 40% more flexible than the general population, I will not be having a carreer as a Cirque arcrobat any time soon. I took the bandage off my knee today. It consisted of a good 2 yards of ace bandage along with approximately 5 yards of soft fluffy cotton. Seriously, there was so much there, it's no wonder I coulnd't feel the ice through it!
I chickened out off taking off the steri-stips and looking at the 2 small incisions. One of them looks a little pussy, so I'm going to take a bath or shower later and let them fall off by themselves and then clean up the small wounds.
I tried to walk around a bit without the bandage. On the one end it's easier, having actual ability of motion in the joint. On the other hand, the motion is limited. I can still not go up or down the stairs, since I can't bend my knee that much. But it does make going to the bathroom a lot easier. Have you ever tried going to the bathroom with one leg straight out? It's hard to get up!
I have to say, being bed ridden has made me very productive. Since the kids didn't come down here much to hang out with me (too many chances they would hit my knee), I took on a big clean up of the store product database. It's amazig how much you can get done with no one asking you for juice or begging you to "just look for one second". Too bad it's all about to end! Tomorrow, I will attempt to go to work for a couple of hours, and then I will return to mommyhood. I didn't even make a dent in my book pile!
Is that the secret to getting stuff done? No interruptions? I get interrupted by "Mommy, look at this" so many times a day I think I'm developing ADHD.
Posted by: Sister Carrie | July 12, 2007 at 09:00 PM
First, I'm glad you're recovery is coming along. Second, reading this post brought back a fond memory. In one of my very first classes in nursing school,over a decade ago, my professor told us that she never, ever wanted to see us refer to a wound as pussy, to never write that in a medical record. As when written, that is a somewhat vulgar slang here, lol. I never forgot that, purulent is what you want to write :)
Posted by: Megwith4 | July 13, 2007 at 10:39 AM
Megwith4, they still teach that in nursing school! (I just graduated) I was coming over to make the same comment. I will never, ever chart that after the lecture we got.
Posted by: Katie | July 13, 2007 at 05:29 PM