Day 2, pain scale of 3-4 with Vicodin. Three incisions and there is some swelling and stiffness as expected. The comfortable place is when am sitting up with knee resting on cushions. To get up is a n adventure. It is a careful planning of physics, balance of the body and mind and the juxtaposition of the crutch with the carpet, my body alignment and the precise timing of the left crutch coming in as my left leg is placed down with minimal angular bending. So much fun. Precisely why going to use the potty is an affair well planned. Parched throat requires water. Water inside must go out. And so on we go. What we take for granted is not simple anymore. The independence and confidence with which we normally do things gets shaken and we start to appreciate our body as a system. Well balanced connected and in harmony. One little clink and te system suffers. Shuffling with the crutch also requires thought. I move faster, the shock waves through the right leg reach the left hip and down. It’s fascinating when you really think bout it. This is for posterity sakes, no pity trips or sad sack behavior is being indulged. In the grand scheme of things, a menisectomy is small fry and nothing to get knotted up (pun intended) :) Day 2. I didn’t step out except for potty trips. New year has started simply. 2014 will be simple. Hopefully the curtain call for all the drama is done with in 2013. Grit and bear. Chalo :-) #posterity #menisectomy #leftknee #adventure #keepcalmandhobbleon
