Fri, 21 February 2003

I've been resting in bed all day today. The pain drugs I'm taking (Oxycontin and Oxycodone) are making me feel a bit dopey, so its a good thing that I'm "avoiding making important decisions" (as the discharge instructions puts it).  I guess I should put off selling the house for a day or two.

Throughout the night and today, Kiron's been changing the water in the Cryo Cuff I have wrapped around my knee (the blue thing in the left photo below).  Basically its a cold pack that contains water to reduce swelling in the knee. The way it works is this: once the cold pack warms up, connect the cooler (there's a click-in valve at the top, just below the top brace strap) and put the cooler below the knee so that the water drains into the cooler using gravity. The cooler has ice & water in it. Then after a few seconds, lift the cooler up above the knee and gravity fills up the knee pack again.

My left leg is also hurting a bit, but that's because of the needle they jabbed in my thigh yesterday for nausea. Haven't had any nausea since I left hosptial fortunately.