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I think I will never forget the moment that I first made it over the top. Very frightening, actually - I was afraid of the pain, and that I would break something. Once there though, everything started progressing quickly. Looks like she’s doing great to me.
6 years agoNot only is that a philosophical statement but it could really be true on the trainer. (Of course on the road you have to go forward or you will fall over. I think both you and Kathleen demonstrated that this time out!)
Steve
Sometimes going backwards is easier than forwards
6 years agoThe ice water was pumped through a cuff around the knee.
6 years agoDodie, I had motorized pump submerged in ice water all housed in an igloo cooler for my knee and back surgeries. By now you are probably doing better but for your next knee get one. Also, that leg needs to be elevated somewhat. Swelling is so painful.
Steve, let us know how she is doing. I keep checking and no new posts. I know being a caregiver is a lot of work and stressful. Just post a sentence or two in the comments.
We are thinking of Dodie and you and hope progress comes quickly.
Marilyn
Some random comments about the "pain":
- What a large and nice boulangerie. Do you think the guy works alone, with Martine? It seems like space for several workers.
- Did you see how big some of the "boules" the guy was making were!
- Don't you think he should have baked longer, for browner results?
- The bakery is near Macon, but I could not find it with the Google stick man.
Sorry, but this is real pain :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0WGLYkAu7Y
Michel
Ah yes. I saw one web site that was at pains to point out - don't eat the peas after!
Steve
Gary (my surgeon) said ice both on top and under the knee more important than pills and to do it before the pain level rose. I used frozen peas!
6 years agoTricia, Dodie woke me up to read your comment (1 a.m.) but went to bed, leaving me to make myself pancakes and be stuck awake reading the blogs!
But you are right, and we have now added ice underneath as well as the ice water cuff on top. Strangely, heat on the ankle is also helping.
Steve
Cute, but don't you think one should start out smiling, at 0, and keep up that appearance maybe up to 2? Some additional important phases include whining at others, before lashing out, to be followed by the well illustrated introspective melt down!
The surgeon used a two position scale as her greeting in the one week post operation appointment. "Do you hate me?"
The preferred pain scale of course is this one:
https://goo.gl/images/UCVt73
Once you can spin that crank you will be off. Ice ice ice is the real answer to pain even get up (ie get Steve to get up) several times in the night to renew it
Love
Tricia
Congratulations on getting the pedal right over! It hurts like hell the first time but it means that you are on your way. Once I could do that it was the main form of rehab I did and meant that I could ride a real bike at 5weeks
Love
Tricia
Here is a bike to pedal forwards but looking backwards.
6 years agohttps://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cycleblaze-resized/392/1482670_DSC05511_2000.JPG