Further proof for my knee-replacement-considering friends that my husband is truly bouncing back. He made giant bubbles with our granddaughter last Thursday—so ten weeks post op. It was a long damn ten weeks.
You can see that left knee is still a bit swollen and red, but hey…if he can do stuff like this, it’s WAAAY better.
The 6-month post-op right knee looks almost totally normal now except the scar, which isn’t too bad. The knee does “click” a bit when he walks, which is freaky but normal, according to the doctors.
He’s still not completely off the pain meds, but they’ve been put away in a drawer and I think he’ll be able to stop taking them soon. They substituted Tramadol for Oxy and he takes one only at night now. One of the tips he gives others for TKR recovery is to just take the opioids. It’s so damn painful post-op that you will not be able to do your physical therapy without them. And PT is KEY to ending up with a good working knee. And my further tip is to make friends with cannabis. That’s gonna help you need less of the hard stuff.
If you don’t live in a Recreational Weed State, then get your medical license. It’s pretty simple to do in most states. If you live in Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska or Wisconsin, then bummer for you. WTF with those states!
And yes, my granddaughter is completely adorable. She’s even cuter from the front but since my blog is public, I don’t post pics of her face.
GIANT bubbles are cool and honestly, so is my husband. Hate to admit it, but it’s true. (I always wanted to be the cool one.) There were many times when I wished I’d married more of a goody-two-shoes/nerd, but hey….we stuck it out and now we get to be grandparents together. 😊
He chooses to be called NONNO, like my late father-in-law. (That’s Italian for grandfather.) But I did not want to be called Nonna (that’s for old ladies in support hose), so I’m just a good old American GRANDMA 👵
That’s great that he is doing so well. But as you know, the physical therapy on his knee was the important step to get there.
And what a fun day with the large bubbles. I would have had fun with that.
Happy for you all that Nonno is on the mend!! I took a screenshot of the gummies as I’ve been thinking of trying something (well actually it was my bff’s ideas as she is a life-long cannabis user) to deal with my extreme PMS due to perimenopause. I want to give something like that a try.
Yes, your little granddaughter is such a sweetheart 😍😍
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That’s great that he is doing so well. But as you know, the physical therapy on his knee was the important step to get there.
And what a fun day with the large bubbles. I would have had fun with that.
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Thank you Liz! I appreciate your support along the way. 😊
And yes, good inexpensive fun. 🫧
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Happy for you all that Nonno is on the mend!! I took a screenshot of the gummies as I’ve been thinking of trying something (well actually it was my bff’s ideas as she is a life-long cannabis user) to deal with my extreme PMS due to perimenopause. I want to give something like that a try.
Yes, your little granddaughter is such a sweetheart 😍😍
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