Post Op Day #2

Had a good night's sleep and woke up at around 06:30 feeling ready for the second full day of recovery. The night staff nurse was called Diver which apparently is a common name here. Anyway like all the staff here she was really nice and efficient at keeping me comfortable with ice packs and pills and before she left her night shift she brought me my first coffee of the morning. 

Next excitement was to deal with the Holyhead Sailing Club results from last night's offshore race; the results had been input by Cogger Jones and some photos posted by Sue Powney which enabled me to put an article together on the website before I was treated to my now normal breakfast of sausages in crepes, with the second cup of really good coffee. While I was having breakfast the fire alarm went off but just a test I guess as no one made any move to do anything. 

I went looking for a shower room but have not found one yet. I will ask in a bit as my bed is just being changed and the room cleaned while I was having my dressing changed. It turns out that the cleaning lady's name was Diver too! So there are no showers in this unit so I will just have a wash now and then shower at the Rehab centre tomorrow. Next I am expecting the physiotherapist to drop in.

12:30 and the physio has just been checking on my exercise regime. She's pretty happy with how my movement is getting better. Right now I am feeling a bit tired, not sure if it was reading about the disastrous EU Copyright Legislation or my physical state but I am now lying down for a bit of a rest; although lunch will be along soon. Throughout this period my blood sugar levels have been high, probably caused by the lack of exercise or the medication or a combination of all of these and the sausages and crepes that I had for breakfast. I have increased my insulin (bolus) over the period but I am still seeing figures well over 10 which I am uncomfortable about.

Lunch arrived and it was tasty but I think maybe the salad dressing was too sweet. Feeling even more tired now so will go for a sleep... 
Been dozing for ages but still feeling very tired. Enjoying my Spotify reminiscing of favourite old music. 

This afternoon the physio checked on me again but I was sleeping so she left me till around 16:00 and then she marched me round the clinic down to the ground floor and back. She was giving me stick as my left foot was too straight and she wanted it to turn outwards a little. 

At the end of her shift the day nurse gave me a hug and wished me well as she won't be in tomorrow, it's a bank holiday here! Lovely lady and I've told her I will be back soon for the right knee. 

As I said earlier my blood sugars have been a bit high so it was a bit of a shock when the evening meal arrived. I had ordered a small pizza in the hope that it would not be so full of carbs and sugar.... but this is what arrived. I've had to invite the whole clinic to come and join in! Well maybe I can have some for breakfast!
I checked with the night nurse where it was that I was going tomorrow for rehab and she showed me on Google Maps: Liskiava Country House, Vilkiautinis Liskiavos 15, Ricieliai Druskininkai, which looks really posh!

More tomorrow...