Every day I am asked about how my pain is and I always say that it's not any better.
Today I was thinking about my pain levels at that hospital. They ask you to rate your pain on a 1 to 10 scale.
Before leaving the hospital 1 week ago I was rating my pain at a 7. Right now I am due for meds in 10 minutes and I would say that my pain is a 6, so at my very worst I'm still better then I was a week ago.
About an hour after I take my meds I'm at a 3. As long as I'm laying down.
My foot is still swollen around the heel and ankle area, but the toes seem to be a normal size now.
The top of the foot is still tingly and gets worse as my medication wears off.
The bottom of my foot feels really weird. Like there is something wrapped tight around my foot, creating pressure on the bottom. And the knobby part on the sides of my ankle have a strong bruised feeling
There is a soreness slightly above my knee and towards the outside. I think this might be from the lateral release procedure. See a 3D video of this procedure here.
In this video the first couple steps are about the arthroscopy which I also had done. The lateral release begins at step 5. This pain ranges from a 0 to 4.
Every now and then the incisions will sting sharply and I definitely notice it more when I am walking crutching around. It feels like gravity is pulling down on the brace which is fairly tight causing it to pull on the stitches.
At least that's what I imagine is happening based on what it feels like. The pain is short-lived, but I would rate it at about a 6.
I also get some sharp pains around the knee whenever I go to the bathroom. Let me explain... The toilet faces the bathtub, so I have to put my foot up on the edge of the tub and then sit down.
Turning my foot one way or the other can help. It seems to have something to do with pressure being put on the brace from the edge of the tub. This pain can be really bad sometimes. Rating: 4 to 8
My shin is also sore almost constantly, but that is quite mild. Like a 3.
On top of all of that I've developed some hip and back pain that are sometimes more annoying then the knee!
I'm looking forward to tonight as we continue our tradition of reading How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Night Before Christmas.
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