ritaxis | On the eleventh day of cut-mass-

Yesterday I got the staples out. That stung but it is vey nice not to feel them in there. The PA predicted I'd feel a lot better right away but my silly leg decided to freak out and swell up a little so I've been feeling a little stiffer.

However! My actual range of motion continues to slowly increase. I am nothing like near my goals (120 degrees flexion, 0 degrees straighten) but the process is expected to take months. I actually expect to be still working on the left when I get the right knee done (estimate September-November, depending on how many others have already signed up next month when I am allowed to schedule). Something I have noticed is that my left leg, which is normally the shorter one, is now significantly longer than my right. This can be accounted for almost entirely by the introduction of a pad to take the place of the missing cartilage.

Today on a whim I tried out my cane. The last time I tried that I noticed that my gait was more natural with the walker so I put it aside. Today it was fine. So now I am switching between the two depending on what I'm doing. The huge thing is I am no longer dependent on somebody to take the walker downstairs when I go outside, I can use the cane on the stairs, so I can bring it with me, Another pleasant surprise is that the stairs are not significantly more difficult post operation than they were before. SInce this is only going to get better, I have a lot to look forward to.

The only downside to all this progress is that my weird crisis adaptation of having the world's highest pain threshold is fading away. This means that the better I get the more pain I feel...and as everybody knows, pain management is one of the most frustrating tasks a person ever has to do. Of course I have eccentric responses to the meds, too.

Also I am very excited about several Supreme Court decisions this week.

On the eleventh day of cut-mass-

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