Question: For those of you who had an 'epic swelling' phase, about how long did it last? I know it's perfectly normal and healthy, but it interferes with my walking practice.
If you have HBO, Gentlemen Jack. Excellent.
I love Gentleman Jack. I'm about half way through what is out I think. For reasons, I can only access it from downstairs, so I'll get to watch more next week. It's utterly brilliant!
For me, British shows tend to be hit or miss, and I didn't get into Call the Midwife the first time I tried it. Maybe I'll start it again and see how I feel about it.
If you applied Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to your surgery recovery, you’d be approaching
self-actualization.
ROFL. You forgot the food! I made my own food. And by made I mean I used my phone to order in my favorite kababs and then I took it out of the container and on to a plate. lol Can't have Maslow without food security.
Ice is an interesting thing. I iced almost 24/7 at first, but then it started aggravating my cramped muscles and I just do a little now and then, for about 20 minutes until it starts to not feel good. But this is the second night in a row where I've gone to sleep and woken up in discomfort and gotten an ice pack and gone back to sleep.
My specialist also explained my leg cramps. She pointed out that because of the deformation of the original knee, my muscles didn't engage properly. Now that they do, every single movement is like an intense workout for that muscle. Basically, just existing is hard exercise for a muscle that took about 4 years off. She officially approved an approach that I wanted but my husband wasn't comfortable with. Heat the upper thigh, then ice the knee, alternating. The heat felt amazing yesterday. There will be more in my future today.