MY LEFT KNEE

In the last post I commented on how things had improved but also mentioned that I thought I had an infection in the scar. Turns out there...

By the end of week 4 I was pretty pleased with my range of movement and I was putting up with pain levels which were manageable. The...

Another week gone by - time seems to be passing very quickly at the moment considering I don’t feel like I am actually doing a great...

Today marks 3 weeks since I had the operation - I haven't posted much in the blog this past week because, to be honest, not a lot has...

It’s now been 2 weeks since the operation and what a roller coaster the past couple of weeks have been. Some lows (pain, lack of sleep)...

Friday 14th January 2022 A few days on from the last post and things have certainly improved. After a few ’low’ days, I took stock and...

Monday 10th January Today was not a great day mentally or physically. I was awake to say goodbye to my son before going to school and my...

A couple of firsts so far this weekend… 1) My first shower since the operation - I have been washing (I’m not a heathen), but I didn’t...

So after a pretty good sleep, the first day of rehab was relatively uneventful. The physio was back to show me some more exercises and to...

Spoiler alert - I’m writing this the day after as I slept rather a lot yesterday… Operation day: Up at 5.45am for a delicious glass of...

The day before the operation… Up until now it’s seemed like a fairly abstract thing but it’s now beginning to get more real. Both of the...

I can pinpoint the moment that my knees started to become a problem - it was the moment I agreed to start playing 5-a-side football at...

“3 days prior to going into hospital you will need to undertake a PCR test.” My operation date is the 4th January and so my overly...