The day after surgery I continued taking pain pills, kept the leg elevated and slept quite a bit.  My mind was still in a haze from the anesthesia for about 48 hours.

My girlfriend visited every evening after work and it was nice to hear about the real world outside of the den and the bathroom.  I have been able to ween off of the Percoset though it still helps me sleep and I am down to a pill or two a day.  I do have to say that the pain is nothing like my  ACL  was, I was expecting much worse and it hasn’t been terrible.,

I was able to take a shower 3 days after surgery using the the cast cover and shower stool advertised on this site.  The cast cover kept everything dry.  And the shower made me feel much better.

Yesterday I took my second shower…it’s a big project and somewhat tiring, and was able to focus enough to play scrabble with Erica.

I can’t imagine how difficult the few days would be without help because every movement is a project.  Like this blog mentions one positive of surgery is how thankful you are to those close to you.