A good day for me is one where I can clean my house, do the dusting and maybe even cook dinner for my family. Some days I can do it all and some days it's just one thing or the other. If I can get up and do the laundry it's a good day. If I can lie here on the couch and surf the net without groaning, it's a good day.

My bad days are the ones where I can't do a darn thing. I lie here on the couch and the pain is so unrelenting I cry off and on. Nothing seems to help and my poor hubby can't even touch me to make me feel better. Every little noise is like a spear through every nerve ending in my body.

I notice you said that not using your leg is the only way to lessen the pain. I urge you to use your leg. Slowly and easily but use it. If you don't your chances for atrophy and frozen limbs is much greater. It may hurt but it will lessen. I had the same problem in the beginning. I couldn't use my leg without a huge amount of pain and massive swelling. I went to PT and regained the use of my leg, got off crutches and the swelling even went away. All that troubles me now is minor swelling in my ankles. I did it with no pain meds either no thanks to work comp, which is who I was dealing with then.

Hugs,

Karen