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I knew it would be too good to last and on Day 9 post partial knee replacement? My nerve block wore off and the pain came sailing in.

Bam!

I’m handling it, because it’s not like I have a choice. But my happy go lucky recovery just turned a corner and now feels like work.

Deep bone aches. Harsh muscle pain when I raise my thigh. Tenderness. Sharp twinges. All the awful things the block was blocking. I’m still walking well without any devices but my quad is screaming during the exercises now.

Boy howdy.

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I’m still swollen, but not as bad as some I’ve seen. From everything they tell me that will be the hardest thing to get rid of. Some people have it for a full year. Bandage comes off tomorrow so that will be an interesting reveal.

Or not.

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This surgery and recovery is a journey. Good days and bad. I know I’ve just started and still have a long way to go … but I’ll get there.

One slow (and now painful) step at a time.

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