No to bad to say the truth. Not nearly as much pain as I expected and in fact have not even
needed the percoset that was prescribed. The 1st day after surgery I even went back to work although my movements were severely limited. Made a couple of calls, answered email and did some other administrative tasks. The femoral block was well worth it. I also think that because of the alograph, an their not taking the hamstring from the thigh, made the whole thing less painful.
The surgery was about 1 hour and apparently went well. I'll know more details in 2 weeks when I go back for a check. The knee is obviously very swollen at this point and has little mobility. Nonetheless, I have been doing the prescribed exercises with little difficulty. Even tried to get on the stationary bicycle, but there was no way that my knee would permit a full circle. maybe next week.
Started back lifting weights yesterday for the upper body. Noticed quickly that the stamina has already fallen off. That's expected. Also expected is the loss of mass in the operated leg. I'll take measurements this week to see how much so far.
Compared to the last time I had this done, the pain is far less, I'm in bed far less and feel as if the recovery should take less time. I don't know if it will or not, but as of right now, I feel hopeful that the return to the pitch will be short.
The real problems at this point are boredom. I can only read so much and watch a limited amount of TV before my brain starts to short out. Back to the weights.
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