I'll update this as the day goes on, something tells me i'll have some time :)
AM: just woke up. A little stiff this morning. About an hour before I actually woke up my hip was super stiff so I rolled onto my good hip and slept on my side for an hour and it seemed to help a bit. I notice my leg weighs less and isn't so full of water; even to the touch it doesn't feel like a water balloon anymore. I jumped right into the CPM after using the bathroom and then I'll do my PT once the CPM loosens me up. The doc said 3 to 4 hours a day or up to 6 hours. I'm trying to use it quite a bit, it feels so good!!!!
Please leave a comment below and let me know if you were given a Continuous Passive Motion machine for home and/or cold water therapy machine. I'm curious as to how doctors methods differ around the world!
PM: everything is still the same. It still feels good to get up and walk around, even though the crutches are killing my arm pits. I just like stretching my legs and my bad leg too. I have noticed that I'm starting to itch all over. No change in meds, but my upper arms and calves are itching the worst, my groin a little and thighs. The incision sights are fine, they don't itch a bit.
I said I would keep things real, so I may as well mention that I've been urinating on my own and pretty frequently, however, I still havn't had a bowel movement for over 48 hours. I've had a few glasses of prune juice (gross) but hopefully tonight I will be able to use the restroom. I don't feel constipated or anything along those lines, I just don't have to go.
Well I've spent the last 3 hours in bed with my daughter watching cartoons on our laptop so it's been a pretty good day overall! Off to bed soon, as soon as I give myself a makeshift bath (wipe down).
Tonight is my last of 5 oxys after the surgery so we shall see if the pain changes tomorrow.
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