Anyone for a Knees up

Had my appointments with physio and the consultant today,

Physio seems happy with my progress despite SWMBO telling him I'm not doing my exercises (I am, it's just Im doing the minimum recommended), I can now bend my knee between 50 and 70 degrees on my own - or 80 degrees with a little painful help from the physio. I have been told to keep up with the exercises.

The consultant however has told me additional information, he's not happy with the tissue and scar damage in my knee, this is what is causing pain and stopping my knee bending to its full capacity (around 140 degrees),

My consultant has worked with Derby County players apparently football players with knee injuries have £150k worth of physio and spend 8 HOURS A DAY doing so, this is why they get better quicker,

Therefore in order for me to get better as soon as possible, I need to spend as much time as I can doing my physio. if there's no progress made within the next 2-3 weeks then I'll need to go back into hospital and have my knee "Manipulated"...

of course I had to ask what this meant...

Another epidural or General anaesthetic - once this kicks in, the surgeon simply bends my knee "for me".

OW-"f'kin"-CH was my response

To avoid more time in the lovely Nuffield, I have decided to do as much physio as time, my knee, and my daughter will allow.

On a positive though, my PICC line has now been removed, so I no longer need my daily 4 nurse visits. I'm onto tablets for 3 weeks - again no beer, Im wasting away with the lack of alcohol.

Day 11- PICC Day
The PICC Line is in, the next step in me going home is complete, after several unsuccesful tries yesterday, the reinforcements were called in..

I went down to the theatre at 6.30 *(even missed Hollyoaks)

a few VERY nervous minutes later and we were ready to go, the anaesthetic was injected and I'm not sure about the next 20 minutes or so except

• Taking deep breaths
• The wierd sensation in my arm as the line is thread
• X-rays every so often so the radiologist knows where he's going
• The woman holding my hand had amazing eyes - NOT AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOURS SWMBO !!!
• The uncomfortable feeling as the outer casing is pulled back out of my am

and the most memorable

When the radiologist tells me he "HAS GONE UP THE JUGULAR VEIN* INSTEAD OF DOWN INTO ANOTHER VEIN"

after I got back to my room, it made me feel a little wierd thinking thats theres this long line is inside me, although relieved that he managed it rather than resorting to the Hickman Line (That does use the Jugular vein*)

The first IV was no problem at all.

...Oh, my CRP has dropped again, now we're at 80.

If that same person crosed their fingers again for me - Thank You !!!

*Sorry if you've find this page by googling Hickman, the radiologist did say (when I had a face of fear about the the Hickman) that using the Jugular vein is nothing to worry about, people are scared due to horror movies

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