The New Knee

We've been very busy and not here much. We got Master and His new knee home from the hospital on Monday afternoon, and it has been a whirl of activity ever since: nurses and therapists and just the business of getting Him up and down and taken care of has kept us occupied through just about every waking hour. Add to that the fact that we are all just worn to a frazzle...

With that all said, the good news is that He is doing spectacularly well, making excellent progress in terms of His general well-being and His therapy. The goals set by the physical therapy team were that He be able to flex the knee to 90 degrees by the end of the first week post-surgically. Today, on day five, He achieved 96 degrees of flexion. He is regaining strength and control and flexibility at a remarkable pace. We are all thrilled. Today for the first time since the surgery, His temperature is near normal. Swelling continues to be an issue, but we are working on that. Each day is better. Give us some time and we'll hopefully be back here posting about our more mundane M/s life again.

Here's a picture of the actual critter if you are "into" staple play. The incision is just under 6" which is significantly less than it would have been with the more traditional knee replacement surgery...


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