I mean, it’s not _that_ bad. But still mildly gross. [g]
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*chuckle* Looks like a bite mark on the bottom! Glad to hear you're doing well, Diana. Hope you can get back to tramping battlefields soon–it's such fun! I went up on Mt. Defiance to look at Ticonderoga a few weeks ago. I tend to forget how beautiful the view is!
I think I'm gonna hurl….thank you God for Vicodin! Or Vicky is what I call it….and SHE so needs to have a talk with you.
Prayers for a speedy recovery, and at least you don't have to clean the bathroom for a while!
Diana,
Best wishes for a speedy recovery! My husband had a total knee replacement two years ago (at age 54) and his only regret was not having it done sooner after suffering with knee pain for years. His recovery was very quick, though his scar is much bigger than yours, due to the surgeon having to work around a previous surgery done years ago. So your scar doesn't look gross at all and it will fade somewhat as time passes. Looking forward to the next book!
Oh Diana!
That doenst look pretty at all, but i hope it will heal nicely and it will its job.
I wish you less pain and speedy recovery!
Ouch ouch ouch!! My husband did something like that to his knuckle with a sawzall and stiched it back up himself. I about passed out, there is a reason I am not in medicine.
LOL!!
I hope that your back to 100% soon, and that the surgery takes care of your knee pain.
Diana,
I pictured something much worse and am glad to have been proven wrong. The incision looks to be healing rapidly and I wish for you a continuing quick recovery.
Regards,
Midge
It brings to mind what my Youngest once said (at the age of five) when we spied two severed moose heads on my neighbour's driveway. She walked over, took a long look then said,"Gross, but interesting!"
Wishing you a speedy recovery. I just got back from a weekend in Vegas with my sisters. I'm guessing you'll have recovered before I'm even close.
Good to see your surgery went well, Diana. I hope you have a fast recovery and have a great physical therapist (I loved mine)!
Oh my,that looks like a pretty nice incision. The surgeon did good! And you look pretty good too, in your street clothes. No place like home to make you feel normal again.
Lisa
I'm glad you are healing up so well and hopefully quickly. You will continue to be in my prayers.
I am glad to hear you are healing so well and are getting around without any big issues! I hope the rest of your recovery continues to be as smooth!
yep, looks like a knee that a doctor cut open!
Heal fast and write sooner?? LOL
Actually, it looks great…you know, from a surgical standpoint
Oh that looks like a good job was done – and yes, your doctors are correct, the partial one takes less recovery time than a full one or arthroscopy. I had the latter done some years ago and it took me 3 -4 weeks of intense physio to get it working really well. So long as you work at it, you should be fine pretty quickly. Ready? Now tense the knee, hold for 1,2, 3, 4, 5 – and relax. Now repeat 5 more – and that's before breakfast!
No, you will be fine – nice job. Now is a great time to do plenty more reading/research for book 8!
Happy recovery – I hope this means lots of ice cream
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about 1/3 of the way down on the left. 11 days postop, just over 3 years ago. I'm fine now, even riding my mountain bike in the dirt and pumping iron. You'll be great, I promise!
So glad you're doing well, of course. I can't help it…the first thing that sprang to mind when I looked at the photo was, "I wonder how being sliced open (and the subsequent recovery) will affect DG's writing about Claire's patients?" Happy to hear that you have plans to hoof it out to the battlefields soon. Seems odd, but I've been told that the best way to speed recuperation is to exercise the joint.
That's not as bad as my husband's back after his 2nd back surgery and the infection clean out that came after. He had an open wound that had to be packed twice a day by a private nurse for about 2 months. I think I've got a picture here somewhere…..
I'm a little jealous of your beautiful incision. Mine was remarkably nasty including all 40 of the staples. LOL Glad to see you are recovering nicely.
I have a scar very similar to that! IT heals fst, expecially if you keep it moving! Good luck with the new bionic knee! Tee Hee