Post Op #1 & Rehab

I meant to write about my first post op appt and the last couple of rehab session a couple days ago, but I’m a busy girl now. J  I spend 7-9 hours a day doing some sort of rehab or recovering from rehab.  I’ve also started to venture outside which is super exciting!  My insurance approved a wheelchair so that has allowed me to go to a lot of places I would not be able to if I had to crutch.  Brad took me to Kohl’s and we wheeled all around, I then became very nauseous (another thing besides the nesting that reminds me that this experience is like being pregnant!).  This morning we went to Wal-Mart and I did really well.  I think the more I get outside the better I’m going to feel, however that pushes the Fuzzy sessions (CPM) very close together which kinda hurts a bit, but it’s worth it to get outside and feel normal.

Ok back to the Title of this Blog, my post opt appt # 1 was pretty uneventful.  I did not see the doctor, he was on a beach somewhere because it was spring break I’ll see him next week.  So I saw his nurse and she said the incision looks good and I’m doing everything I’m supposed to.  Yay go me!  I’ve always been a good student.  I saw my PT and we began the torture, otherwise known as rehab.  There is this one exercise that makes me use my quad muscle and it was the weirdest feeling to consciously tell my quad what it should do and then my quad saying “forget you I’m in hibernation and I don’t like rehab”.  Seriously my leg didn’t move even though I told it too!  I felt paralyzed, and did not like it one bit!  My PT says it will come back slowly, but I’m a girl who likes instant gratification (being an only child and all) so this process will be interesting but not in the fun way.  Oh well this is what I signed up for.  Rehab appt #2 went much better.  Word of advice take your drugs before rehab!!  You will get the best results during and hurt like the dickens afterwards because you pushed your leg so hard.  Then you get to take more drugs and the circle is complete.  I’m hoping in the next week or so I won’t have to keep taking Demerol, but for now I’m on an as needed basis.