((((BJ))))

taking pain meds will not make you a WEAK person (in case that's what you were thinking. LOL)

hoping you heal up soon...

ouch. Wishing you a very speedy recovery, BJ. It sounds really painful.

I've been taking the pain meds every 4 hrs like they told me now but it's just not taking the edge off. The nurse came yesterday and changed the bandage and rewarapped it. I can't use the CPM machine with the brace on and it's unbearable to use the machine. She called the surgeon while she was here and he said to hold off on the CPM machine until they get the pain under control but keep using the ice machine. I gave it another 24 hrs and I called and they're going to send something stronger this afternoon which he said will probably knock me out but I need some rest.

This is why I'm in so much pain. The nurse took these pictures for me yesterday before she rewrapped it. You can see the 'yes' where they knew they had the right knee. I told her I was surprised it wasn't more black and blue and she said oh it will in time. The second one is the area where I'm having so much pain.

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Oh Owie ((BJ))! It looks like they were able to do it arthroscopically rather than open surgery? That's GOOD. When I had my knee done almost 2 years ago now, I remember the big YES on my knee, lol. Well, would rather they get the correct knee!

I hope the big guns meds help!

Here's my Yes knee, LOL.

BJ praying that the pain is fading away and that you can get rested and recover.


this is to help along the healing....

We Luv ya
PEACE
BMW

acccck, that looks so painful! I do hope the new medications will help you with your pain



Doody, is your knee better now? That yes, is just too funny.... and a bit scary too!

Oh yeah ((nikki)), pretty much good to go. I don't know if you remember or were here...I tripped over Oscar's babygate, caught my foot on the side of the door as I was falling, and it ripped my knee up. Wasn't a car accident. That was one month after I fell down the kids' stairs and broke my tailbone.

Poor sweet ((BJ's)) looks just awful! How painful that must be with all that work they did. I wonder if BJ is in la-la land with the new meds today. I hope so. ((((BJ))))

I hope that you are feeling better. I hope that the pain is under control in your knee. Bless your knee. I hope that it feels better soon. BF

Sending you love and best wishes......... I hope that you're all well - or at least close to it - by now

I’ve had a bit of set back the last two days - with so much pain, and just pure exhaustion. I slept pretty much all day Monday - I think it ended up being about 16 hours. Last night I woke up sweating with an obvious fever so he ordered more antibiotics. I’ve been cuddling on the couch with Hooper all day because I just can’t seem to get warm. And it snowed today and I couldn’t even get out to enjoy it.

Getting up this morning was rough. My leg started throbbing as soon as I lowered it down to crutch it into the bathroom. I couldn't wait to get back to the sofa. I took my brace off and saw lumps on my legs from the swelling that accumulated in between the brace brackets. The nurse took a picture of all the bruising and swelling but I’m too tired to put it up here and I need ice and more elevation now. I haven't been able to use the CPM machine so the nurse comes and is massaging it. I wanted to feel a little better today. I'm a bit discouraged. It was a weepy day today just watching TV and all the holiday specials about family. The pain meds are making me nauseous, so I've been trying to cut back. Cutting back has been a bad idea. I think it's just too early because I feel like I've been run over by a truck.