Kimgrif
junior member
Hello all,
Today is 10 days post-op for me. I've been doing very well, so I have thought. My extension is at 12 degrees, my flexion at 75 degrees. I'm so tired of sleeping in this recliner though, and last night attempted to sleep in my bed. Bad maneuver. Very bad. I feel as though I've suffered a severe setback. I'm having trouble even bearing weight today on my affected leg.
I'm also finding that Vicodin does nothing for me. I knew that in different types of pain (specifically dental) that it did nothing for me, but now I know it does nothing for me for this knee pain either.
I'm almost out of Percoset, but will be seeing my OS tomorrow. I feel like I have a VERY tight elastic band around my knee that will not let loose, and I also feel as though my kneecap doesn't "sit right." Like it is sitting off to the side. It snaps when I flex my leg.
When I called the OS 1 day after getting out of the hospital regarding some questions on stool softeners and antiinflammatory such as Celebrex, which I was on through all the days in the hospital, she told me then that I should be nearly done with the narcotics, so have been trying to now wean off of them. This is not going well and I'm in constant pain now. I'm feeling very much like a failure at this point and I know a lot of that is simply because I need sleep...GOOD sleep.
I've hit the wall. Any help getting past this?
Today is 10 days post-op for me. I've been doing very well, so I have thought. My extension is at 12 degrees, my flexion at 75 degrees. I'm so tired of sleeping in this recliner though, and last night attempted to sleep in my bed. Bad maneuver. Very bad. I feel as though I've suffered a severe setback. I'm having trouble even bearing weight today on my affected leg.
I'm also finding that Vicodin does nothing for me. I knew that in different types of pain (specifically dental) that it did nothing for me, but now I know it does nothing for me for this knee pain either.
I'm almost out of Percoset, but will be seeing my OS tomorrow. I feel like I have a VERY tight elastic band around my knee that will not let loose, and I also feel as though my kneecap doesn't "sit right." Like it is sitting off to the side. It snaps when I flex my leg.
When I called the OS 1 day after getting out of the hospital regarding some questions on stool softeners and antiinflammatory such as Celebrex, which I was on through all the days in the hospital, she told me then that I should be nearly done with the narcotics, so have been trying to now wean off of them. This is not going well and I'm in constant pain now. I'm feeling very much like a failure at this point and I know a lot of that is simply because I need sleep...GOOD sleep.
I've hit the wall. Any help getting past this?