I went back to the doctor this morning to have my drain tube removed. Doctor said if I hadn't had it, then I would have that much more swelling to deal with. Because he is a genius for keeping the drain tube in overnight, I have no swelling. Just the pain of the incision points. I'm able to bend my knee with a little effort. Lots of ice and steadily taking the pain meds. I get a little worried about taking too much because I had a bad reaction from taking pain meds from a car accident about 20 years ago. So I get really freaked out about taking pain meds. Also I would not want to be addicted to this feeling.
When I took this photo after the doctor removed the drain tube, he said "you're sick". We both giggled and I told him about wanting to share it with others and that my photo wasn't half as bad as some of the photos that I have seen. Yeah it's a little bloody but the difference of the shape of the knee from the before photo just makes me really happy.
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