I wished I wrote something earlier because I'm finding that I'm already forgetting little details.
Two days after surgery, I was already down to one crutch. Four days after, I was off crutches until that night when my leg became a bit too achy, so I'm alternating between one crutch and no crutch. Big caveat here: I'm wearing a large metal brace that prevents me from bending more than 30 degrees. If I tried walking without the brace, my bad knee could buckle shredding my ligaments, meniscus and surface cartilage.
Finally got to shower after 4 days, but much like everything else, it has become a big hassle. Basically I have to take my time getting out my brace, onto the tub ledge and onto my bar stool. This could be dangerous if I'm not care since I can't wear the brace in the shower. In addition to being less smelly, being able to shower allowed me to remove the initial dressings and the now-itchy ace bandage. Without the extra gauze dressing. I better feel the icy relief from cryo cuff. I wrap the cyro cuff in a pillowcase because it's thin enough to allow you feel the cold, but stops any freezer burner. I have had minor freezer burn. It sucks.
The bar stool is not only super helpful for showering, it can also be used as a walker for water covered tile surfaces. Whereas a crutch can easily slip in water, the stool is super stable.
A continuous passive motion machine is sitting on my bed at all times. It passively bends your knee between 20-120 degrees to aid in circulation, to prevent scar tissue formation and to speed up overall rehab. Unfortunately it takes up about 1/4 of my twin mattress and since I'm lacking mobility I can't really move it off the bed. Then again, I'm using it all of the time and my leg is propped in it while I sleep.
Unfortunately, I've set up my TV and monitor for seated viewing, so I'm don't have the optimal viewing again laying in bed. My neck and back have taken a beating adjusting. My wrists also aren't taking kindly to me using my keyboard off my stomach.
