Oooops , enforced rest day(s) !
pegleg
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Went to physio on Tue, happy with bend but she did say my muscles are very tight and shortened from my many months in plaster over the years and with my knee not being straight pre op it was going to be either a very long process or may even need surgery to tweak some of the muscles and tendons , anyway she gave me an exercise to help get my knee straight and after doing it again last night I woke up early this morning unable to bend my knee , phoned physio who said I have more than likely overdone it (typical me !) and to ice and rest till its better , so its on the sofa for me ! x
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There's nowt wrong with being on the sofa, it's where I spend quite a bit of time. I sit with my feet up, legs well-supported and a pillow under my knees as they no longer lie flat (I still have the grotty original joints). I also do my post-surgery exercises on a regular basis in an effort to help keep my muscles as strong as they can be. Don't be afraid to rest, it gives things time to settle. I do a little bit, rest a little bit and that generally gets me through the day. Take care. DD
PS I forgot to say it is very easy to overdo things, we've all done it from time to time.Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0 -
quiet day today and gently gently we will all get to the same place at differnet speeds my consultant told me yesterday "NO NEED for pain gently gently to much exerise is as bad as too little there are no prizes for being first in this game"
Have a nice day
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Thanks both , I have been stepping it up these past 2 weeks and I just think its too much , I think with my consultant appointment looming (19th) I have tried a bit too hard on getting it straight , my partner feels awful because the stretch is done by him with my leg up in the air , not his fault obviously but he is upset for me now . So cups of coffee , tv and jelly babies for me ! x0
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Everything comes to he who waits but if it doesn't come quick enough resist the tempation to force matters. May I have an orange jelly baby please? DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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Iv'e learnt DD , jelly baby on its way x0
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Oh poor you Pegleg
Rest up now like a good girl and watch some 'riveting' day-time TV
Love
Toni xxx0 -
Lol , I'm an expert on house renovation , buying a house in the country , and cooking !, and if I have another accident I know who to call ! LOL x0
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Totally scrumptious JB, thank you! Now, what's going to make a profit at auction? DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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LOL , I'll have a look , then going to find a place in the sun ! xx0
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aaw pegleg :-(
i think i did something pretty similar a couple of weeks ago and it took a few days to settle down again.
rest up and you'll be fine xx0 -
Aww pegleg I am sorry...I suppose you know what you have to do...but getting you to rest may be another thing...here's some hugs to keep you going (((((()))))Love
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Thanks Julia , I do remember you saying you had done something but wasn't sure if it was the same thing ! xx
Barbara , thanks for the hugs xx0 -
Plenty of time to go before you see the consultant, pegleg. Little and often is what I've always been told. No gymnastics required. Any black jelly babies left? And, have you seen the ones I sometimes pop in with friends' presents? They're called 'JellyatricsIf at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
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Lol Sticky , black jelly baby on its way , think I had better open my other packet x0
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Hi Pegleg
How are you doing now............hope you are feeling better? xx0 -
Hi Julia , feeling a bit better thanks , stopped exercises but my god it stiffened up , really struggling now to get anywhere near the bend I had , not pushing it though because my thigh muscle is so sore and tight , have been doing my daily dog walks and went further this morning so quite pleased about that , but getting a pain in my actual knee now so hope that eases off :? . Wished I hadd'nt done them stupid straightening exercises now I was doing great before then :x xx0
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you're not alone peg........ i am still having problems with the straightening exercises :-(
anyway, back to see physio on tuesday to see what they say! :-(
2 steps forwards and 1 step back...........never mind, we will get there slowly eh xx0 -
I'm sure we will Julia , I suppose 8 weeks post op is nothing to the year-18 months that we keep getting told , I'm just frustrated that I was doing well., Got surgeon app on Wed so he may be able to put my mind at rest and (hopefully) tell me its all par of the course ! . Hope you find a way of keeping your pain controllable , I used to take Gabepentin they were very good xx0
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Glad you have been good by the way my leg isn't straight yet either but my consultant didn't appear toooooo worried quoted the 12 month speeh0
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Oh I hope he's nice to me and just says not to worry , I quite liked just sitting on the sofa and not doing any nasty exercise lol0
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Oh pegleg! We all do it! We want to get our selfs back to our best (whatever best is!) and we try and get ourselfs mobile and do exercises that we are given, and finish doing them and say to ourselfs 'oh another 10 will be alright, get better quicker' So we do that and we think to ourselfs that was easy I feel ok still, 10 more and that's it! So we do a last 10, and we think oh I feel that this time, means are muscles have had a good workout! Not the truth, that you have over streached yourself and you are going to feel it in the morning!!
A lesson to be learnt there!0 -
Oh I have Learnt , I won't be doing them ones again until I get the go ahead with the Consultant , feeling much better today but still not exercising it , looking on the internet pulled hamstrings can be very nasty so think Ive been lucky , ice , rest and my second box of jelly babies ! bliss xx0
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