Actually almost everyone I know is doing something much more fun! I, however, have been working since 9am, reading article after article. Blegh. This is what I get for missing out on work when highly drugged. Hopefully by Tuesday I will be back in work and all caught up ( Read more... )

It has been 72 hours post-surgery and I am almost entirely pain-free. I have been off percoset for about 20 hours. This means that I am hardcore. There really is no other explanation. I'm glad I worked so hard pre-surgery. I think I have been rehabbing better than I should be because of this. Pretty much the only pain I have now is an aching ( Read more... )

I'm not sure if anyone out there has had Percocet before, or its generic friend, oxycodone. Interestingly, I don't think it actually takes away pain. At least not for me. It just makes me groggy and only half aware of my pain. Yesterday I think I took close to . . . hrm . . . 8-10 pills? as prescribed. Today, so far, about 2 total. But since ( Read more... )

Pain is always at its best, and by best, I definitely mean most non-existant, first thing in the morning. I manage to sneak in my leg-lifts overnight when I am prone and at my most drugged. I think 40 yesterday, before the nerve block wore off, and something like 20-30 today so far. I am going to wean myself off painkillers pretty hardcore today ( Read more... )

It is times like this I wish I watched more TV ( Read more... )

I am officially in a lot of pain

Plus the painkillers are making me really emotional. Joy.

I was told that the nerve block would wear off by 2 am this morning. Guess what? It is still going strong. I've regained feeling in my upper quad. Yesterday, I was numb up to my hip. Today, only from mid-thigh down. I woke up this morning feeling totally elated, like, wow!, no pain! I must a.) be a beast, b.) be more affected by the percoset ( Read more... )

I am a lucky girl. Numerous friends (Danny, Matty, David, YiOu), Laura emailed or im'd or facebook messaged me to wish me luck. I got phone calls from Rachel and Angelia and some people I used to work for as well as care packages frome Bee and Rachel. And I got a phone call last night and an email this morning from my boy. He is so sweet. I ( Read more... )

Update: The doc thinks I either tore whatever remained of my ACL again, or ripped my meniscus off/in half. The pain this time was much worse than the original injury, but the recovery so far is much better. Because I can already walk! However that is mostly because they drained my knee. Yeah. They drained my knee so they can still do surgery on ( Read more... )

Apparently I'd been having too much fun. Thus I reinjured my knee. May have torn something else, as it is grapefruit sized and agonizing. Lovely, lovely. Going to the surgeon's today so he can yell at me and reschedule surgery :(