Day 6

A reasonable night but I overheated and had to take some more painkillers at around 05:00. The knee and ankle are now showing signs of swelling, all to be expected, but as yet no bruising.

I am now in polarised light treatment on the ground floor, over here that is level 1, having been through a fabulous breakfast, where yet again I overindulged, adding herring to my normal flat cheese and salami, then cremé fraiche and fruit (apricot this morning).

Initially at breakfast I chatted with Mark and Kelli again but when they left Michael and Hazel invited me over to their table for more chatting. All very friendly here and we all seem to have similar thoughts on society and that subject, politics, which is so disturbing at this time, especially in the UK!

Between breakfast and this polarised light treatment was a very relaxing back massage session, what more could you ask for?

Next up is a new dressing, physiotherapy, then lunch and finally, to round off the sessions mid afternoon, back to Cryo treatment. As the Cryo session was during the lunch period I had a first sitting before and then snuck back in for a second sitting! Probably didn’t do my sugars any good! On returning to my room I was very tired and used the bed adjustments to raise my legs above my hips as recommended by the Physio.

Woke up around 16:00 and mobilised, then fixed all the remaining sessions in my google calendar before mobilising again and resting before dinner at 18:00. Such a busy schedule!

Now it's getting dark at just after 17:00 and I had another session of movement and relaxing before dinner. More fish! By choice I might add and very tasty. This evening Mark wasn’t feeling so good so I sat with Kelli and chatted about working in voluntary organisations, very interesting similarities in her experience.

So how is my recovery going?

My right leg is now noticeably swollen around the thigh, knee and ankle. Stiffness is slightly less at the front of the thigh above the knee and I am able to walk with one crutch and when collecting food I have been walking without crutches at all.

The biggest problem is lifting the right leg up onto the bed. To achieve this without too much pain I put my left foot under my right ankle and lift, otherwise the pain in the front of my thigh above the knee is just unbearable.