Jennifer
new member
Hello again, I've not been writing but do try to follow once a week and keep up. I'm the lucky lady who had the drill break in my left knee during sugery last sept, and as a result the right knee didn't get done as planned. Also surgeon was very stingy about pain meds which I feel held me back a lot. It's been a very slow recovery, had one manipulation done, but still only at approx 100 and so surgeon is also doing another manipulation at the same time at RTK. I'm trying to be positive and say lightning can't hit the same place twice, but am still very nervous.
I do have a silly question regarding stool softeners. Do you just take in your own, and ask nurses to make sure they give you some asap after surgery, or do you wait a bit until lucid enough to take them on your own and keep quiet about them.
Because my surgeon was so stingy with pain meds especially during the night, (actually given paracetamol (similar to aspirin)for intense pain as all prescribed was used up (tramadol and codeine )and nothing else could be given as Dr. didn't prescribe any more. The nurses couldn't believe how little he prescribed either. So do plan on taking in some codeine of my own so that I'm better prepared.
Thanks for listening to me whine, as I'm feeling a little hard done by as I've had to go off all anti inflamatories 10 days before surgery and definitely feeling it now.
Last question is regarding knee elevation especially at night. I still sleep with a long pillow under my knees and down to the feet, and wondering if that will be for a very long while yet. Will I always have some swelling in the knees or will that eventually disapperar. (I'm trying to justify an electric bed for more reasons than just to read at night) LOL
Thank you for any and all answers.
I do have a silly question regarding stool softeners. Do you just take in your own, and ask nurses to make sure they give you some asap after surgery, or do you wait a bit until lucid enough to take them on your own and keep quiet about them.
Because my surgeon was so stingy with pain meds especially during the night, (actually given paracetamol (similar to aspirin)for intense pain as all prescribed was used up (tramadol and codeine )and nothing else could be given as Dr. didn't prescribe any more. The nurses couldn't believe how little he prescribed either. So do plan on taking in some codeine of my own so that I'm better prepared.
Thanks for listening to me whine, as I'm feeling a little hard done by as I've had to go off all anti inflamatories 10 days before surgery and definitely feeling it now.
Last question is regarding knee elevation especially at night. I still sleep with a long pillow under my knees and down to the feet, and wondering if that will be for a very long while yet. Will I always have some swelling in the knees or will that eventually disapperar. (I'm trying to justify an electric bed for more reasons than just to read at night) LOL
Thank you for any and all answers.