Slightly Bendy Knee

Well, it’s been over two weeks now since “the incident”. I’m off crutches, and limping around.

I’ve finished the 2700mg/day antibiotic routine, and am feeling it. It has thoroughly destroyed all the good bacteria in my digestive system, leaving me habitually close to the bathroom door and low on electrolytes. Too much info, perhaps? You’ll have to get over it while I go pee. Again.

My orthopedist on Friday said it was looking good – both in infection and general swelling / recovery. He said I could start bending my knee again – my reply was that I had been, but not pushing. Just taking what it would give me. A side effect seems to be the back of my knee hurting at times, I’m guessing due to over-exertion – trying to keep it straight or even bent slightly backwards so that it doesn’t go forwards ( if, while sitting, you place your foot upon a rest, you’ll notice that it goes back slightly. Now do that for two weeks ).

So slowly, surely, I’m getting mobile. My stitches should be out this Friday, and once I’m all good and closed up, I reckon I can start doing significantly larger degrees of rotation. I’m not sure how that will go, as I carelessly bumped it while making groceries, and proceeded to quickly bleed onto Aisle 7. Thankfully, I had my trusty handkerchief and a gauze pad ( I don’t go anywhere without them now – never know when the knee will leak ). Still, open or closed, some swelling remains – my kneecap won’t drop down properly.

You know how when you stand, and flex your quads/thighs, your kneecap raise? Mine do that, but don’t go down to their “resting” position due to swollen tissue where they want to be.

I get the sneaking suspicion that when I am finally able to bend my knee even 25 degrees, there will be a crack louder than a backfiring VW Bus. I do and do not look forward to it.