Knee Infection* The girl with the two fake knees

[zzevi]

I believe also that it is good to get out from time to time. It does encourage us to at least try and be as normal as possible and help to head off depression.
Although I understand not liking the long waits for dr. Appt, many times I've actually thought about getting up and leaving when having to wait to long.

 

[ACDCJen]

Had a pretty good appointment with my OS today! The removal of the dressing was not painful at all and the wound is definitely looking better. My OS was very pleased with how it looked and is healing. So, I'm pretty confident that we are on top of it and I will make a complete recovery with no more surgery needed!!!

I do feel better, but I still feel sick and nauseous (sometimes,to the point of almost getting sick.) I have less of an appetite, which is a good thing. I do have some aches and soreness, especially in my knees, but I'm chalking that up to the cipro! That will be my new scapegoat.

Well, I'm off to nap since I slept 0, yes 0, hours last night.

Have a great Tuesday eveybody!

Jen

ETA: As I was coming home from the OS, one of my crutches slipped on some water and off to the side. I was able to take three steps with no support and I felt good and strong!!! I really need to be more confident and walk like I know I can do. In the past, if I had slipped like that, I would have seriously hurt my knee!!!!

 

[Mireille]

Happy things went well with your OS! You have such a great attitude in dealing with all that. Hope you're able to get some rest! Have a good day.

 

[KarriB]

Sounds good and your relief is palpable! I'm hoping all continues to go well AND you get some sleep!

 

[Red's Mom]

Sleep well today Jenn, sounds overall like things are getting better bit by bit.

 

[sistersinhim]

It sounds like things are really looking up for you! I pray you don't have to have anymore surgery.

 

[RMasano]

Great news!!!! Get some much needed rest!!!

 

[julesm86]

So happy your appt with your OS was so good! Hope you can get some much needed sleep! Keeping you in my thots & prayers!

 

[zzevi]

Your wound does seem to be showing improvement. Thank you for continuing to share your updates with us all. I agree with your feelings that with it showing improvement, no more surgeries may be necessary. Hopefully now everything else will fall into place, like not be nauseated and gaining your appetite back. Will continue to keep you in prayers.

 

[Celle]

The surface part of your wound is looking better, Jen. I hope that the deep part is healing upwards too. It's difficult to tell from the photo. You don't want the top part to close up until the deeper part has healed properly.

Hugs to you and a big, gold star for being so patient.

 

[newlybionic]

I'm glad your visit with your OS went well. Hopefully the tunneling you had at the base of your wound is closing up. Whoever is changing your vac should be measuring it each time.

 

[ACDCJen]

I have felt the best today than I have in several weeks! I hope I'm not jinxing myself, but hopefully this will continue.

I looked up my lab results from last week and they are all within normal limits, except my SED rate was slightly elevated (32, should be 25...so no biggie and not surprising.) Had labs drawn today for comparison. I'm thinking the cipro is working!! I'll see how they're trending when the next results are posted.

My nurse came today and took my blood, and also changed my dressing. I'm not allowed to do it myself, due to their policy, but I am able to undo the old one and unpack the old foam. None of that hurt today!! It feels better and it looks better. I think it looks a little more gapey, and the center is pretty deep, but the tunnels are closing and the wound bed looks great. I just hope it keeps getting better. The next step is to go to packing it again with Dakin's and gauze, which will be very freeing. Hopefully another few weeks.

Starting to move around a bit more and using the cane more often. I'm not as nauseous from the cipro today and I hope it stays that way. I have about two more months left to go and I hate feeling sick every day. It also seemed to make me feel really sore and achy, particularly my knees. I need to get back into a good PT/exercise routine to strengthen the muscles around the left knee (and the right, when it's ready). I am hoping that I can go kayaking this summer. I see my OS on 2/10 and I'm going to have him check for a Baker's cyst behind my left knee. Feels like there may be something going on back there!!

I may even apply to a few jobs in the Buffalo area. I've decided that I want to go back to child and family therapy, so I'm not going back to my old job. At least I'll be able to get unemployment once I'm deemed fit enough to work and looking for a job! Hopefully, things are looking up on the job front. Child therapy is my calling. Job=self-esteem!!

Next step....driving!! That will do a whole lot more for me than less pain. Driving=independence.

That's all for now. Just waiting for Scott to come over for a few hours. We found some new shows to binge watch. We started Longmire last weekend and I finished it this week, it was so great (kind of sad I have to wait for the new and last season!) We also started A Place to Call Home from Australia. I am on season 2 of Rectify and just started Dexter. We'll see how it goes.

Hope you are all doing well and healing. Have a great weekend and go Atlanta!!

Jen

Just got perspective...I put Dakin's in it with sterile gauze.

Still a little bit of a tunnel, but it doesn't go back too far. The middle looks like a valley, but the sides are closing in nicely!!

Perspective. You can see the swelling is down too.

 

[RMasano]

So glad that you are doing better!!!! Sending positive thoughts your way!!!! Dexter is pretty good. Never heard of the other shows. I will be looking them up as I need a new binge watching show.

 

[newlybionic]

It's good to hear that you are feeling better. I hope you continue to progress smoothly from here on out.

 

[sistersinhim]

I very good report. How deep is it now? What about your tunnels?

 

[KarriB]

I'm glad the cipro isn't upsetting your stomach anymore. It took a while for things to settle for me. It seemed like forever before things were normal in that area.

 

[Red's Mom]

Good report Jenn. Glad your feeling a bit better. Take it slow and easy, don't over do it! Keep us posted. Enjoy the binge watching!

 

[Jamie]

Jen, you are amazingly calm and resolute about all this. I'm so proud of you. Things sure appear to be getting better and the fact that you are actually feeling more like yourself is wonderful.

 

[mwetzel394]

Glad things are looking brighter JEN !!


R Partial Knee Replacement 11/28/16

 

[zzevi]

Sounds like your doing a lot of positive thinking about your future. Making some changes, settling in for the time being and accepting what's going on right now.
We enjoyed Longmire also, we also enjoy Heartland, Heart of Dixie, Son's of Anarchy were all good series.
How are you liking Rectify, that is the one I am interested in watching next.
Helps pass the time.
Glad to hear your feeling better, and things do sound positive that maybe this will all do the trick and no further surgery needed.