Clouds, linings, and so on
May. 31st, 2012 09:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
janewilliams20As this leg heals, the swelling goes down. This is a Good Thing. However, this means that the dressing (various layers of non-stick, absorbent padding, soft wrapping, bandage, tubi-grip....) becomes too loose, and slides down the leg under its own weight if said leg is vertical rather than horizontal. The non-stick layer isn't quite non-stick enough, so this means the newly-forming skin gets dragged with the dressing. "Ouch" is a word that comes to mind at this point, and while "ouch" can be dealt with by a combination of painkillers and "stop being a wimp and get on with it", the fact remains that dragging off newly-formed skin means long-term damage that I'd rather avoid.
Speaking of painkillers, sleeping all the way through the night, undisturbed by coughing, is also a Good Thing. However, this means that the last lot of tablets the previous night have well and truly worn off by the time I wake up, rather than having been reinforced by some ibuprofen at 2-3am, and the next lot will take an hour or so to have any noticeable effect. Ouch.
I'm beginning to think that proverb ought to be that every silver lining has a cloud.
Still, both legs are now strong enough to be used, even if the knees don't bend very well due to swelling, and "I can do it, but it hurts" is a vast improvement on "I can't do it". The sticks are now only needed for steps with no handrail, and I'm inventing various ways of setting the house up so I can sit down with the leg elevated in all sorts of odd places.
Speaking of painkillers, sleeping all the way through the night, undisturbed by coughing, is also a Good Thing. However, this means that the last lot of tablets the previous night have well and truly worn off by the time I wake up, rather than having been reinforced by some ibuprofen at 2-3am, and the next lot will take an hour or so to have any noticeable effect. Ouch.
I'm beginning to think that proverb ought to be that every silver lining has a cloud.
Still, both legs are now strong enough to be used, even if the knees don't bend very well due to swelling, and "I can do it, but it hurts" is a vast improvement on "I can't do it". The sticks are now only needed for steps with no handrail, and I'm inventing various ways of setting the house up so I can sit down with the leg elevated in all sorts of odd places.