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March 30, 2005
Stitches Out Today
When the ace bandage came off, I was surprised to discover they were blue. One of them hurt like a sonovabitch when removed. I had adhered to it when healing. I was curled over my knee whimpering while the assistant removed it. Ouch. And then some.
The other one was long, and I expected 5x the pain from it, but no. It didn't hurt at all. Go figure.
I have a lot more bend in the knee than the doctor expected, and can straighten it almost all the way. My quad is weaker than he wants it to be, but I told him I have trouble doing the exercises the way they were described, so he gave me a different suggestion.
Anyhow, I came home and took a shower. Washed my leg very gently and with love and affection. I have a prescription for physical therapy now, so I'll call tomorrow and get that started. Yay! Feedback on whether I'm doing things right or not. I hate living in an information vacuum.
Posted by sally at March 30, 2005 08:02 PM
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