Eric’s Day 11: PT, one crutch, and a shower
Yesterday was day 11 for me. I finally dropped down to one crutch (as per day 9’s doctor orders) during my PT. Being able to carry things in one hand is better than a few fingers clutching a crutch. PT was grueling and my leg hurt all day afterwards. I finally broke down and took some Tylenol (I hadn’t taken anything, for better or worse since ending the percocet on day 5). The tylenol really eased the pain, though. (Note that I took acetaminophin and Henry took ibuprofen. Out of curiousity, I just looked it up and ibuprofen should be better at relieving ACL pain: http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=15895663 so I’ll take that next time).
Walking with one crutch is a little odd too, especially navigating around my 20-month-olds toys all over the floor. Poor boy is still kinda confused and throws a fit every time I put ice on my leg (”No! No!”).
In other news, I can’t believe how amazing a shower felt after 8 days of not showering (on day 8, per dr orders), even though my leg hurt during the shower and it was kinda awkward. Now if I only stop being lazy and shave.
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