I have reached the 2 week mark since surgery and have my first visit to the doc later today. Here is a quick update on my first two weeks.
- Surgery went well, outplacement, spinal which worked well, back home within about 6 hours total. The repair was for a complete tear.
- First 3 days spent on the couch with leg elevated on two pillows which worked well. Pain was manageable with Vicadin and Advil. Quit the Vicadin after day 3 and continued advil and tylenol for a couple more days, then not much of anything after that.
- Getting around on crutches has gone pretty well (have used them before). Hands, arms a bit sore. I was walking around the house without any shoes and my good leg was getting sore so I started wearing my right foot Echo slip-on around the house and it was “way more comfortable”
- Did not leave the house for 8 days. First trip out was for a short date with my wife. Was really good to get out!
- Went in to the office for half-day yesterday, not too bad but certainly not as comfortable as working from home. It’s a long crutch walk to the loo, copier, fax machine, etc.