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So, the first day here they have you on a "liquid" diet. And NO, that doesn't mean beer, unfortunately. It's broth, jello, shaved Italian ice for dessert....nothing substantial.

So my PERFECT wife smugled in a foot long $5 Subway sandwich, jalepeno chips and a 44 oz Coke!

Oh yeah! Morphine, Percocet and a foot long sub. Life is good!
 
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sounds like things are great.. Hey 1WKDRSH sent you a pm he need advice from you..
 
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Well, I'm back in my own domain!
The lack of beer at the hospital is just uncivilized!

Everything went off without a hitch and the long road to recovery starts now.

It's good to be home!
 
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Welcome back hope everything is fine. If you need me to stop by and bring the pacificos pm me your addy:)
 
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I DOES hurt! Believe me! The pain pills (Percocet) help a lot but in between, Pacificos do the trick, LOL. The other hard part is giving myself injections every morning in the stomach. I have to "shoot up" with Lovenox, a blood thinner. This is to prevent blood clots. But I only have to do this for ten days. The needle is so fine, like a hair, that you don't feel it really. But the idea of someone who hates needles having to do it to themselves is scary. Not real painful but uncomfortable nonetheless.
 
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Ya I don't think I could put a needle in my stomach myself but I guess if I had to I would.
 
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The worst torture of this type of surgery is the recovery, specifically therapy, both at home and in a rehab center. At home, you use a CPM Machine (Continuous Passive Motion) which with it's own electic motor flexes your knee and then straightens it. As stiff as you may feel getting up in the morning, this will definitely get your attention. It can be adjusted down to one degree increments, and the speed at which it cycles can be adjusted as well. You spend about 6-7 hours a day in this contraption usually in shifts of 1.5 to 2 hours at a time or until the beer wears off and you can't take it anymore.

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Oddly enough, this gizmo was invented (at least in part) by David A Westerfield. Yes, THAT David Westerfield. The convicted murderer of Danielle Van Dam which occurred here in San Diego back in Feb 2002.
He is now in San Quentin while I'm using his invention. Wonderful!
Note the scar on my LEFT knee from my March 2008 replacement surgery.
 
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