Wait?! June…. already?! My how this year is flying by! I have a few updates but won’t post too much since I have to clean up the kitchen and work on some laundry…. plus knitting… yes, I have to knit! 
I have started, finished, stiffened and mailed off the mandala to Lucy from Attic24 for decorating at Yarndale. This is the link to the project page of mine, on Ravelry. I am now working on two different pairs of socks (randomly working on them in the car, whichever project bag I grab.
I am also working on a summer dress for my little girl.
I am using the cotton/acrylic blend that I was going to use for socks. I just didn’t like the way the socks were coming out, so I scrapped that idea for now. But, I did find her some actual sock yarn that is wool free. I went to my LYS (local yarn store) to get a knitting needle I didn’t have (shocking, I know) and I swung by their yarn display on my way to the counter….. what a mistake. They had Stitch Nation Yarns on close out (discontinued) from $5.99 to $2.99! I showed no restraint (besides leaving behind the black) and bought every other color they stocked…. every single ball PLUS two balls of the wool free sock yarn in a pretty pink and purple color way. I will start those once I free up my sock needles, though I’m not in a rush since it’s a bit too warm at the moment to wear socks.
After my big post HERE… my son got violently ill. In short, he suffered from a bout of food poisoning (through his being sick, I discovered the school lunch for the 19th was under cooked chicken!) So after him spending 2-2.5 hours sick, I took him to the ER to make sure he wasn’t getting dehydrated since he wasn’t keeping anything down. He was prescribed anti-nausea medications and I was told to give him Imodium (which we didn’t have at home, thankfully a neighbor had some and brought it by a little before midnight since we were at the ER so long…. and nothing in town was open) My son was ill a bit more in the AM of the following day but feeling a bit better. By that evening (the 20th) he felt good. He did go to school the day after (the 21st) and everything has been fine since for him.
On the 21st, I went to the surgeon for my first Post Operative appointment so I could get my stitches out and also was given an explanation of exactly what was done to my knee during surgery. I didn’t actually get to see my surgeon, he was very busy. I spoke to his PA after I had my stitches removed though.
Yes…. some of the pictures may be gross, but for those that want to know what to expect for knee surgery (namely: MPFL reconstruction) this will hopefully help you know what to expect. I will be honest, I was scared it was going to hurt and it didn’t. The stitches being removed was such a relief because of the healing, they were pulling the skin around the incisions and THAT was painful!
The following pictures show how my knee has since been healing…. as I have had physical therapy use a Scar Pump (aka Scar Sucker) which I have never in my life heard of…. I was told it would be painful, so I was expecting the worse…. and it’s not that bad. I wouldn’t want it again, but it wasn’t so bad that I stopped her from using it (though I do have a high threshold for pain…. thanks to the Army I guess). I was also told to keep massaging my knee’s scars and pushing (yeah it’s painful at times) and I might hear a popping, like when someone pops their knocks, but not to worry, it’s the scar tissue… and that popping is a good thing. (Let me state right now, I’m not a medical professional and I’m just sharing what I have been told on this journey…. so if your therapist or doctor tells you to do something else or NOT to do what I’m doing…. follow what your doctor said…. and if you don’t, don’t blame me)
As you can see I have been knitting a lot since I can’t do anything on my feet really… and wearing dresses (I’m the type of woman that rather wear jeans all year) so this has been a very different Spring/Summer for me, but I’m embracing it because I can’t stand shorts (which I HAVE to wear to Physical Therapy) because of my muscle atrophy.
I will not know about unlocking my brace to walk until the 18th of June, which is my 2nd Post Operative appointment/check up. I know it’s for the best, but I’m impatient and want to walk normally…. but if it can’t happen, it must mean by knee isn’t strong/healthy enough yet.
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