Advice needed after physio

Hi Suzanne, thanks for replying, I have been sat sliding my operated leg back and for on the floor this morning to assist the bend like we did yesterday in physio, will do some stretching exercises and maybe walk a little, I have read on this forum people saying it felt like a band below the knee and today I know what they mean lol! thanks for the advice, Good luck in your continued recovery.

Hi Sue, thanks for the good advice, have been doing mainly the knee slides and also a few step ups on the stairs, also been for a little walk so thats enough for today, going to elevate and maybe ice or maybe heat not sure which yet, good luck for your continuing recovery, Susie x

 

Thans for the encouragement and advice really appreciate you taking the time x

Thanks for the advice, to be honest I havent done hardly any icing maybe I should,? how about using heat, surely that should relax the muscles too?  Water going down a treat too, dont think I have ever drunk so much lol.

Heat is never recommended by therapists. It causes poolinfg and swelling while ice takes away swelling. You can ice as many times a day as you want....best to use 15 to 20 mins at a time. B3 sure and put cloth between y ok I and the ice bag, especially if it's any sort of plastic. Plastic can cause the skin 5o freeze or cause frost bite. Ever since my 1st of 5 rehabs I used a gelpac with a pillow case. Gelpacs are the blue flexible, quick regressing ones. You can look them up on Amazon to see what I'm talking about if you aren't familiar.

Thanks so much for telling me that, guess its ice packs tonight then lol but will check Amazon for the Gelpacs thanks again.

Yes Susie, ice became my best friend, the ice pack i got came with two ice packs and one sleeve, on pack on and one in freezer, def ice xx

Have ordered a Gelpac type thing from Amazon tonight so

should get that in a few days. Am I right in thinking it will help with pain too, since physio the kneecap is a bit painful in places

It will help reduce swelling which will help with pain. Not to be confused with eliminating pain completely. Pain meds and icing along with hydration and el eff cation all become part of the big picture and even with that, you are going to hurt for awhile.

* Elevation

Well  said meds physio, ice elevate rest and drink plenty water....new way of life.

​How are you today? hope you are feeling a bit better x

Today I am hurting in one spot.....mostly all over. I was supposed to go in for xrays but couldn't handle the thought of freeway traffic into downtown part of the city plus waiting in ER for hours.....besides my Dr is on vacation. I talked to my therapist and he thinks it was a possibility that my brain just didn't fully fire the nerves to make my leg work. I know it sure hurts when you haven't been past 117 and in the blink of an eye you go to 135. Like I mentioned....I had a MUA without the UA.

Ach I'm sorry to hear you still suffering. Reading your post when you fell and decided you needed to do a self MUA it sounded horrible. I hope you can get some relief and can cope with getting the x - rays done. As you keep telling us rest elevate ice and drink plenty of water. Take care thinking about you x

Thanks........we had about 5 days respite from the summer heat then yesterday it jumped to a heat index of 110 and actual temp will be 100 today so resting and inhaling fluids will be an easy task. Going to stay close to an AC vent and be comfortable.

Just take care, look after yourself and your wife and no more midnight gymnastics!!!!!

To be honest no, I feel as if I have gone backwards. Prior to physio I felt really good, no pain and was getting around well and doing my own exercises but now, two days after my physio session well I just feel so down as my kneecap area is painful, stiffer than before is this normal do you know......

You make me look back with a year in my eye when midnight gymnastics were a whole much more memorable meaning in life......at least I still can remember that far back.

Should have said tear not year. Corrected it twice and it still changed the word.

Hi Susie, i had six sessions physio and just know she worked me so hard for a couple days after i was really sore. I kept up with the exercises she had given me to do at home and went for a wee walk but had to take it a bit easier and ice more and up my meds those 2 days.

​Are you back next week or could you give the physio dept a ring and sya you are in pain? x

Love it

Hi Sue,  I do feel a little better this morning, still stiff but can cope with that, took more painkillers last night but thankfully have not needed them so far today, which I am pleased with. I am back at physio next Monday and am booked in for the next 5 weeks with them. I am going to mention how i felt though, maybe they would consider that normal who knows ? . will let you know how I get on x