I'm in my room

I spent from 10 am till about maybe 1:30 pm recovering from the surgery, but mostly waiting for a room, because I came through everything very well. 😁 I just finished eating for the first time since last night. They gave me ice water and ice chips in the PACU, and I'd been directed to drink 20 oz. of Gatorade an hour before the procedure, and even though I went upon arriving, I didn't go to the bathroom until I was in the room where they had a walker for me. I suppose I could have asked, but I didn't. Anyway, it all worked out. My roommate and I visited for a bit. He said I was much more with it this time. That's for sure. I don't remember PACU at all from last time. I thought maybe it was a shorter time. But he said it was the same time it lasted even longer.

PT arrived just as my lunch did. I deferred my sandwich and chips with peaches to walk and do some testing. I was a little conservative in my walk; I didn't go as far as last time--all around the whole area unit. But I felt like my knee might buckle a little, like when it feels like it's going to go the wrong way--more than it did last time. But I was still walking heel to toe and was very natural in my gait with the walker. So that was good. Also, when they did the testing, my extension was, I think, four degrees, which was very good for right after a surgery when it should be zero, and my flexion was 84 degrees (and he wants 90 degrees in 3 weeks). Now, granted that was the netted knee and I am on a nerve block again--the little one that I carry around with me for 5 days that has a lidocaine-like drug on it.

Great. I finished my meal. My roommate left to take care of the animals, calling our ride. I don't have a smart bed this time to charge my phone, so I may have to have someone plug it in across the room for me.

Dr Talwalkar did speak to my friend very briefly and indicated that it was really, really bad in there, but didn't give specifics. I'm hoping to get some tomorrow.

I'm getting sleepy. I need to get someone to help with setting up my CPAP.