Knee surgery... meh
As some of you know, Jeff had ACL reconstruction surgery (aka, knee surgery) last Wednesday.
The surgery went fine, but when it neared time to leave the hospital (8 hours later) we discovered that Jeff's good leg wasn't working! Apparently his leg had been resting funny while he was "under" and somehow he had pinched a nerve putting most of his leg to sleep.
Four more hours later, we finally left the hospital. Only to return this week to find out we hadn't been given clear instructions on his post-op care and had unknowingly put the wrong brace on his knee... Stupid doctors! Three syringes, fluid drainage, x-rays, blood-clot scares, an ultrasound, and 3 and a half hours later one very unhappy Jeff and I left the hospital.
One week down, only 5 more crutch-dependent weeks to go...
Needless to say, not much wedding planning has been happening. And although this is technically a "wedding" blog, I figured I'd post this non-wedding update just to let you know what has been going on :)
The surgery went fine, but when it neared time to leave the hospital (8 hours later) we discovered that Jeff's good leg wasn't working! Apparently his leg had been resting funny while he was "under" and somehow he had pinched a nerve putting most of his leg to sleep.
Four more hours later, we finally left the hospital. Only to return this week to find out we hadn't been given clear instructions on his post-op care and had unknowingly put the wrong brace on his knee... Stupid doctors! Three syringes, fluid drainage, x-rays, blood-clot scares, an ultrasound, and 3 and a half hours later one very unhappy Jeff and I left the hospital.
One week down, only 5 more crutch-dependent weeks to go...
Needless to say, not much wedding planning has been happening. And although this is technically a "wedding" blog, I figured I'd post this non-wedding update just to let you know what has been going on :)
posted by Jen at
11:54 a.m.
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Jen, at 4:15 p.m.
That stinks. I'm sorry to hear Jeff has had to go through all that crap. My surgery went pretty clean without complication. Hopefully things get straightened out for him and he can make a hasty recovery. I wasn't on crutches that long. It was about 2 1/2 before I trusted my knee enough to get around. I've just finished my 6 weeks off and started work again this week. Hang tight and you'll pull through it all. My physio place in Cambridge has been great if you're looking for a place to rehab.
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