Did my customary Saturday leg swing today. After being rested in an upright position for two full days in a row my new surgical sites did not appreciate being lowered to below the knee height. Blood rushed to my foot causing some considerable, but bearable pain. Since I was still taking some considerable pain medication I didn't manage to walk anywhere but it's set me up for my next piece of recovery advice. For this stage post-op I have found it best to lower the affected leg over the side of the bed about once every 20-minutes/half an hour or so and lift and lower it using your thigh muscles. This lets your thigh get used to the extra weight of the cast and lets your new leg get used to the blood flow.
Pain currently at an all time low, probably around a 3. Not improved by the current set of nurses who are extremely patronizing and still insist on trying to make me wiggle my toes and, despite my yelps of pain, poking them! I suspect if I still had the adorable ladies from this morning I'd be on a 1 and be less annoyed!
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