Guest guest Posted December 14, 2001 Report Share Posted December 14, 2001 hi i'm in day 10 after surgery, every thing is going great, i have no pain at all at the moment except for a dull ache where my wound is, i'm looking forward to getting my clips out next tuesday, i've gone from taking 8 painkillers a day to none which makes me feel great, how there are 2 problems concerning me, first i still have a lot of swelling around my ankle/foot, is this normal?if so how long will it last?, the second is my water works, it seems i only have to take a small amount of water and not long goes by before i have to go for a wee i'm also feeling very dry, i can stand for this during the day but it keeps waking me up at night ruining my sleep. has anybody else experienced these problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2001 Report Share Posted December 14, 2001 Hi there, yes i had all the problems that you mentioned, and the pain relief as well. Swelling will go down after about 3 weeks especially if you do exercises with your foot raised, doing the alphabet thing really worked well for me ie. writing the alphabet with your foot. As regards waterworks, did you have a catheter after your op?? If so this can lead to problems, i actually had a sample tested to see if i had an infection, but i did not. Advice seems to be drink as much as possible , up to 3 litres a day and the problem should sort itself out.Getting up during the nite is a pain in the ass ( as well as the leg ) but should get less frequent. Regards , Kinnon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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