August 4, 2014 first post op appointment

Went to the doctor today for my first post op appointment. The removed the bulky dressings and changed out the bandages. They asked me how I was doing on the CPM machine. I told them I was at 45 degrees. That made them happy

Ok. So there is something funny that happened in this appointment. When I got into the room, I decided to sit in the chair, instead of laying down on the exam table. Big mistake. I was fine when they took off the bandages, but when they changed out the steri strips, I kinda got lightheaded. Yep, that just happened. Kris and the PA's Mike and Tom immediately helped me onto the exam table and gave me cold compresses. Not my shining moment, lol....

Another note: after I had surgery, my brace was locked at 40 degrees. If you read other blogs some of the patients braces were completely locked, and they were locked for a few weeks. I must be a special case, because right after I had surgery, I was able to partially put weight on my repaired knee, which is why I had my brace locked at 40 degrees instead of completely locked.

They told me that I can start bending my knee, with the brace on of course, and they unlocked my brace. Also, they showed me how to walk heel to toe gait with my crutches. I get to come back next week for the stitches to be removed.