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As of today, it has officially been 9 months since I went under the knife and had my right knee surgically stabilised. I think my last blog post about my knee was Week 7, which is crazy to think about as I am still mentally in 2020. I have now been discharged from both my… Continue reading 9 Months Post-Op
It’s 6am and my alarm clock goes off, I open my eyes and feel the pain flood my body. I lift my head off my pillow and feel my heart rate start to climb rapidly. I give up, hit snooze and put my head back on my pillow for 10 minutes. My alarm goes off… Continue reading Putting the Able in Disabled
Happy New Year gang (can I still say that in the middle of February? No, I can't can I...) Well then, Happy February gang. I've sort of neglected this blog so far this year, as my brain has been filled with a ridiculous amount of other things, but I thought it was about time I… Continue reading Health Update
2020… what a year! I think I speak for us all when I say that at midnight on 31st December 2019, none of us could have even imagined how the year would turn out. Despite the country being in lockdown for the majority of 2020, my year has actually been surprisingly hectic, so I thought I… Continue reading 2020 Round Up
A few weeks ago, I was talking to my very good friend (and knee twin) Deb, who is about to also undergo a Tibial Tubercle Transfer (along with other procedures) on her right knee, and she suggested that I should write a blog post with all my tips for surviving major knee surgery, so, here… Continue reading Major Knee Surgery? Been there, done that…
To make up for the fact I never wrote a blog post about week 8 of recovery, I thought I would quickly write one to update everyone on how my 8-week X-Rays and follow up went this morning. Yes, you read that right… I am actually writing a blog post on the same day everything… Continue reading 8 Week’s Post-Op; Is My Knee Healed?
Sunday 1st November (Day 43) to Saturday 7th November (Day 49) This week has been absolutely mental, so much has happened and unfortunately, towards the end of this week I have had to focus all of my energy on reliving a lot of medical trauma, rather than my knee recovery. Safe to say, I am… Continue reading Week 7 Post-Op
Disclaimer: This post is part of a Surgery Recovery Diary and therefore there are some graphic photos included (including photos of needles). This week’s post is a 3 for 1, which means I am officially up to date with my recovery diary (no, I never thought it would happen either…). The last 3 weeks have… Continue reading Weeks 4-6 Post-Op
Disclaimer: This post is part of a Surgery Recovery Diary and therefore there are some graphic photos included. Week 2 Post-Op Sunday 27th September (Day 8) to Saturday 3rd October (Day 14) Week 2 of recovery was spent becoming a little bit more self-sufficient (I managed to shower with minimal help, sit at my dressing… Continue reading Weeks 2 and 3 Post-Op
Disclaimer: This post is part of a Surgery Recovery Diary and therefore there are some graphic photos included. As I am writing this post, I am actually 4 weeks post-op but let’s rewind time and go back to week 1 of recovery, shall we? Week 1 went by pretty quickly, mainly due to the fact… Continue reading Week 1 Post-Op
Chronically Lauren 