I pushed hard on the CPM machine today. Started at 0-60 degrees and every 20 minutes went up 5 degrees. So ended at -5 to 80 degrees. After that I rested up for about an hour but the pain level was not really going down much so before my Physical Therapy session I asked for a second OxyContin. Good thing as the pain was much more manageable during therapy.
The other big help though was the arrival of a couple of my long term bike buddies right at the time to hang with me and chat while I went up and down stairs and up and down the hallway on crutches.
Friends plus OxyContin equals great pain management!
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