I mean, it’s not _that_ bad. But still mildly gross. [g]
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A few years back I had a bone spur removed from my big toe. I would share the sight of my "Frankenstein" toe with anyone who was willing to look [g]. Thanks for sharing your "Frankenstein" knee, it's very cool.
Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery!
Gotta love gross things. Go to Youtube to "world's biggest zit" and enjoy! The nurses at work disagree, but I'm fascninated by all things icky. The kids hate hearing about my day at the health centre.
Owww owww owww! oh that looks painful! I hurt just thinking about it.
Hope you heal fast. Take it easy and take advantage of the rest and the meds. *hugs
What kind of rehab will you be doing?
Not such a bad thing. Get some Mederma and start using that and Aloe and vitamin E as soon as the skin heals. The scar will really disappear.
Awesome. The only thing better for me would be to actually watch the surgery. But that's just me. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
My daughter had the same surgery (ACL?) two years ago. She's back 100% and training for a marathon! Wishing you a full and speedy recovery.
Dear Diana,
Oh, thanks for the picture. I would not say it's gross. I would say your surgeon did a very good job. And as I said before – healing process is interesting. Thanks for the picture.
Maria
Diana:
You're more than capable of grossing me out <g> (Aaron Beardsley; the woman with the split tongue in ECHO; Claire pulling worms out of eyeballs, the list goes on….) but this really doesn't look too bad, all things considered. It could have been a lot worse.
Take care of yourself!
Karen
Well, isn't that pretty! Nice stitching on that, too. That's going to heal up quite nicely. How soon before you're up on crutches?
Looks great! You'll be up in no time! Thanks for all the long hours that you put into creating enjoyment for all of your readers. You are amazing! All the best for a swift recovery! Happy Healing!
Your knee looks good to me. I had the same surgery About one and a half years ago. You will do great just exercise!!
My grandson wanted to know if his Nanna would be alright when he saw my knee.lol Glad you came through ok and look forward to the next book. Love them all so much.
For as long an incision as it is, it doesn't look like it's going to scar much. For four days post-op, with that little bruising and swelling, it's darn good. I'd imagine being up and walking on it is helping to clear things up nicely, too.
Wow!! never seen one before. This looks painful. No wonder – you'll need all the pain killer you can get.
Just stay off your feet and get well.
Actually, I've been up and walking since about two hours post-surgery. It's a partial knee replacement, not an arthroscopic procedure–I think those are much more painful!
But no, I don't seem to need anything–walker, crutches, cane–to get around. (The surgical center insisted on sending a walker home with me, but I didn't need it at all, save for the first trip to the bathroom, when the femoral block was still in place.) My right leg's stiff, since it's very swollen, but that'll improve, and I can walk just fine. They said a partial replacement was a much faster recovery than a full one–I was lucky!
That doesn't look nearly as bad as I thought it would, so not grossed out at all. I thought for sure you would of had a walker, and now my card will not make sense at all, but its nice that you are recovering so nicely! You are lucky!
That doesn't look nearly as bad as I thought it would, so not grossed out at all. I thought for sure you would of had a walker, and now my card will not make sense at all, but its nice that you are recovering so nicely! You are lucky!
Wow! That makes my 3 little punctures look really minor. You're very lucky you're allowed to walk right away. I was non-weight bearing for 6 weeks (I didn't have a replacement – just a serious interior remodeling). The only good thing about that was breakfast in bed and lots of reading in between PT sessions.
Oh yeah, and the daily photo diary of Woofie, dog of leisure, sleeping in various points and positions on the bed…
They did tell me that a partial replacement is much faster to recover from than either a full replacement or arthroscopic surgery. You saw–in the previous post–what's inside my knee at the moment; it's solid (though movable) metal, firmly cemented in place, so fully weight-bearing. I can, if so moved [g], stand on one leg, though I mostly don't. The main challenge is just to move around enough to prevent blood clots and to restore flexibility. Working on that!
Not bad or gross at all…Although I am bit desensitized as my 20 year old son, a few years back,completely dis-located his ankle…nasty. The other boy has his fair share of injuries as well. So your incision looks just fine.
Although, it may help that I am a nurse…maybe.
Good deal that you are up and moving. I wish you well as you continue to recover.
Ooooooooo… Dear…..God……
Hope they gave you good pain pills!
Love that little smiley face incision that is there on the bottom! It doesn't look that bad…kinda…
Glad to hear you're on the road to recovery!