Well the nerve block has officially worn off and I feel every staple in my leg now. I had a Post-Op appointment at noon to check out the incision. It took everything I had in me to get up and get out of bed. (Note to everyone: Make post-op appointment at least one day after surgery). I attached a picture of what the incision looked like the day after. I had no idea what my knee was going to look like when she cut the bandage off. I actually think it looks pretty cool! But, I'm sure most people think it looks gross, I don't blame you.
The doctor appointment went really well. She said everything went very smoothly and hopefully this was the last time I would need a knee surgery. After I was leaving the doctor I fainted getting into my mom's car. I had no idea why... so I had to go back into the doctor. They did tests on my blood pressure and found that going from a laying down position, to sitting up, to standing my blood pressure would drop dramatically. Apparently this is very common in women and everyone should be very careful post surgery. If you fainted and hit your knee, you could mess up everything that the surgeon did. The doctor said to make the transition from laying down to standing up very slow, an almost 10 minute process. This way my blood pressure would adjust instead of just drop. The reasoning behind the blood pressure dropping is because your body is in shock from having a major surgery and its reaction is to get you to lay down to recover. By making you faint, your body is forcing you to lay down. It all made sense after the doctor explained everything and after two fainting episodes, I was okay!
I took another picture to compare my two knees in size and shape. It doesnt even look like I have a knee cap at this point. From this point on, I am going to share my experiences with therapy and positive focus :).
What did you think when you saw your "new" knee for the first time?
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